Birth of Planet Earth looks at the very beginning of our planet and the unique requirements that enabled life to evolve. Visitors will journey billions of years back in time to see the countless supernova explosions that seeded our galaxy with planet-building elements. This material coalesced into giant gas and dust clouds, one of which collapsed to start the formation of our Sun and its planets. The details of the process are presented in spectacular immersive visualizations.  The audience will witness the planetary construction process called accretion, the formation of the Moon when a Mars-sized object struck a very young Earth, meteor impacts that delivered massive amounts of water to our planet, and chaos in the inner solar system caused by the inward migration of the gas giant Jupiter. See how early one-celled bacteria survived by capturing the energy of sunlight which eventually led to more advanced plants that re-oxygenate the planet and power life on Earth. 

Teacher's Guide:  BirthofPlanetEarth_edguide.pdf

 

Show Length:  [30 minute show + 5 to 15 minute sky tour]