Salisbury Rd T2721 0226, Mon & Wed-Fri 1-9pm, Sat & Sun 10am-9pm. $10, Wed free. The Chinese were the first to record Halley’s Comet and the first to chart star movements - the Space Museum traces these breakthroughs and the entire history of astronomy with hands-on displays, push-button exhibits, video presentations and picture boards. There’s also a Space Theatre ($32; 6-15 years, students and senior citizens $16; under-6s free), where an ever-changing selection of films (either on space or the natural world) is shown on the massive wrap-around Omnimax screen, providing a thrilling sensory experience.
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