Space Place unveils nifty new exhibits

On Friday, Nov. 10, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Space Place will unveil three new exhibits about Wisconsin astronomers’ explorations of the heavens.

The exhibits recount important historical contributions as well as showcase current initiatives to decipher the cosmos. They include:

• A Century of Astronomy at UW: 1860-1960. The exhibit recounts the many contribution of Wisconsin astronomers to understanding space and the objects that populate it.
• IceCube: Extreme Astronomy at the South Pole. The display provides fascinating insight into a novel neutrino telescope now under construction in the Antarctic.
• GLIMPSE: New Views into the Milky Way. GLIMPSE (Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire) is a program involving NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to survey the inner regions of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

The exhibits will be unveiled for the first time Friday beginning at 5 p.m. at UW–Madison’s Space Place in the Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park St. Space Place and the exhibits are free and open to the public.