The Science On a Sphere platform is a novel cinema-in-the-round technology developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Viewers see Earth suspended in darkness as if they were in space.
But just as thrilling as this unusual -- and unusually realistic -- look at the planet’s structure and behavior is the sheer fun and fascination of looking at a spherically shaped movie. Science On a Sphere literally bends the rules of cinema, revealing new ways to tell exciting, valuable stories of all kinds.