🪐 This new exhibit is out of this world

Ever dreamed of stepping into an astronomer’s shoes for a day? Texas Science & Natural History Museum’s new exhibit helps this dream become a reality.

Featuring a scale model of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope — aka the largest optical telescope in North America — “Big Eye on Dark Skies: Hobby-Eberly Telescope” reveals how the 80-ton marvel helps scientists:

• Study distant galaxies
• Explore the role of dark energy
• Understand the expansion of our world
• And more
• Visit this stellar experience