Stop 1 · The atom
Element Atlas
All 118 elements as they really look. Open any atom to see its electron orbitals, then build molecules in the lab.
- 118 elements
- Quantum orbitals
- Molecule lab
Atom to galaxy
Six interactive exhibits, arranged by size, and a lift that runs through all of them. Scroll down to zoom out through 31 powers of ten, from a single atom to our whole galaxy.
Free to explore: Sol Orrery and Quark to Cosmos. The other five exhibits unlock with the full collection.
One continuous zoom from the Planck length to the whole observable universe: 94 real objects, a guided tour, side-by-side comparisons, your own height, and a door into each exhibit on the way.
Ride the lift ▸All 118 elements as they really look. Open any atom to see its electron orbitals, then build molecules in the lab.
For scale: a carbon atom is about 0.15 nm across.
Cut open a human cell, a plant cell, a bacterium and more. Follow DNA becoming protein, watch a cell divide, and zoom down to molecular machines.
For scale: most human cells are 10 to 20 µm across.
A real adult anatomy scan you can peel from skin to bone. Follow food, air and light on 8 journeys, and zoom into 8 microscopic scenes.
For scale: most adults stand between 1.5 and 1.9 m tall.
Cut the planet open to its core, watch the plates that shake it, meet the biggest eruptions, rewind the continents to Pangaea, follow winds and currents, and see what lies under your city.
For scale: Earth is 12,742 km across (NASA).
Every planet where it really is today, from the Sun out to Pluto. Travel in time, ride a sunbeam, or see the planets at true scale.
For scale: Pluto's orbit is about 12 billion km across (JPL).
Fly among the 41 nearest star systems, turn the constellations sideways to see how deep they really are, visit famous planets around other stars, and find the star whose light left when you were born.
For scale: the Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years across (NASA).