Discover the Outer Solar System Experience
Journey beyond our cosmic neighbourhood and explore mysterious, distant worlds.
Combining stunning visuals, hands-on interactives and space science, this immersive new attraction brings the outer Solar System to life for explorers of all ages. This experience is fully included in your standard admission ticket, alongside our six interactive galleries and the UK's largest planetarium.
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Stunning, Immersive Visuals
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Step inside a fully immersive projection space: Journey to the furthest reaches of space and walk on distant, swirling gas giants and icy moons of the outer Solar System.
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Discover breathtaking astrophotography: Enjoy spectacular, high-definition displays revealing the beauty of our planetary neighbours.
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Immerse yourself in cosmic colour: Explore a beautifully designed space with deep planetary hues, dramatic lighting, and sleek, glowing displays.
Hands-on Interactives
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Design your own alien extremophile: Create a virtual microscopic survivor and test its limits in the Solar System’s most hostile environments.
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Brace yourself for planetary winds: Feel the force of extreme wind speeds from across our solar family.
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Defend the Solar System: Protect our cosmic home from incoming space rocks in a brand-new asteroid battle game.
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Join the Pluto debate: Cast your vote on one of space science's biggest questions—should Pluto still be a planet?
Space Science Fun
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Meet our resident T-rex: Find out more about the catastrophic asteroid impact that ended the reign of dinosaurs and changed Earth's history forever.
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Brave the cold of Comet 67P: Experience hostile comet conditions, complete with simulated temperature and outgassing jets.
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Encounter real space history: See genuine space rocks, a real piece of Mars, and learn the local story of the famous Barwell meteorite.
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Take the Quiz at the End of the Solar System: Put your knowledge to the test and uncover the mysteries of our space backyard.
Behind the Gallery
The Outer Solar System Experience was designed and developed by our talented in-house team of experts and creatives. This exciting new space was made possible thanks to generous funding from the Wolfson Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
