Worlds Beyond Earth
January 21, 2020 — December 31, 2024
Now Open
Additional ticket required. Free for Members.
Floor 1, Hayden Planetarium
![Colored lines in different patterns are used to depict Earth's protective magnetic field.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/exhibitions/space-shows/worlds-beyond-our-earth/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200/4654573-1-eng-US/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200_full_1220.jpg 1220w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/exhibitions/space-shows/worlds-beyond-our-earth/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200/4654573-1-eng-US/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200_full_990.jpg 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/exhibitions/space-shows/worlds-beyond-our-earth/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200/4654573-1-eng-US/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/exhibitions/space-shows/worlds-beyond-our-earth/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200/4654573-1-eng-US/worlds-beyond-earth-dynamics-1600-1200_full_285.jpg 285w)
A still from Worlds Beyond Earth that depicts our planet’s protective magnetic field, which is generated by Earth’s hot, dynamic core.
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Worlds Beyond Earth is dedicated to the memory of Charles Hayden in celebration of the 150th anniversary of his birth and made possible by the generous support of the Charles Hayden Foundation.
Proudly sponsored by Bank of America.
Generously sponsored in loving memory of Wallace Gilroy.