_800x250.jpeg) |  | | New Exhibit: ONE WORLD by Air Cargo, now open
Presented by UPS and the Boeing Company |  | | One World by Air Cargo has landed to rave reviews!
Fly a flight simulator, load a cargo container, design a flight map, and much more in the new exhibit presented by UPS and The Boeing Company.
Get an inside look at the Boeing 747-8F, UPS’s newest aircraft and how it flies STEAM jobs into Louisville and Worldport – UPS’s international air hub in Louisville.
Click here for full exhibit details. | | | |  |  | | While you're here, don't forget to stop by all of your favorite experiences, like Science in Play, Happy Climber, Rocket Table, Be In A Bubble, and so many more!
Whether this is your first visit to Kentucky Science Center or your 100th, it's always a new and exciting adventure! With more than 50,000 square feet of science, there's plenty to see, while still allowing for social distancing. Click here for our COVID-19 protocols.
Purchase a membership (for the cost of about two visits) and take advantage of unlimited visits for an entire year, perfect for short visits to burn off some energy and continue learning after a half-day of NTI.
Visit today and make memories while Doing Science! | | | | | Camp NTI | |  | | Are you and your kids struggling with NTI? Kentucky Science Center’s Camp NTI can help get you through this difficult time. Let our highly trained staff help your student navigate the new normal while providing a safe, engaging, and entertaining environment for kids to socially connect and learn. Program format will continue to adapt and evolve to the changing learning landscape as schools decide next steps.
Learn more about Camp NTI and available scholarships.
| | | | | | | | Help Us Do Science | |  | | Become a member and visit ALL YEAR for as little as $97!
Members receive FREE admission to more than 350 museums around the world and discounts on parking, movie tickets, gift shop purchases, camps, and more!
Click here for full membership benefits and levels. | |
| Please consider making a donation to the Annual Fund for Science.
Donations to the Annual Fund are used to Do Science throughout Kentucky and Indiana. Last year, we were able to impact people in every county of Kentucky and 92% of Indiana with outreach programs like Science in Play2Go, Assembly programs in Schools, and Pulse of Surgery. | |
| | Membership revenue and donations to the Annual Fund allow us to fulfill our mission of encouraging people of all ages to 'Do Science' in ways that are engaging, educational, and entertaining to inspire a lifetime of learning.
You can also support KSC every time you shop by registering for Kroger Community Rewards and Amazon Smile. | |  |  | | | | | | Science in the News | |  | | Check out some of our favorite science happenings!
The diabolical ironclad beetle is like a tiny tank on six legs. Studying this beetle's impact-absorbing exoskeleton (that can survive being run over by a car!) could inspire new, sturdier designs for things such as body armor, buildings, bridges, and vehicles.
Making a scary movie playlist for Halloween? A scientific study using the average heart rate of participants watching an assortment of movies has determined the scariest movie ever.
OSIRIS-REx, a NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on a skyscraper-sized asteroid 200 million miles away. A sample of rock and dust from the asteroid will hopefully be returned to Earth for studying to improve our planetary defenses against potentially dangerous space rocks and for information on how the solar system formed and has evolved.
Have you ever wondered why leaves change colors in the Fall? Learn about which types of trees change colors, how weather affects the colors, and how the leaves know it's time to change. | |  |  | | | | | |
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