An Overwhelming Voyage

astronomy exhibition
1957 - 2007: 50 years in space



The beginning of time and the Big Bang theory, the curvature of spacetime and the theory of relativity, dark matter and the collisions of galaxies, the death of stars and black holes are some of the most recently discovered landmarks of a long voyage that begun with the theories of Aristarchus, the experiments of Eratosthenes, the invention of the telescope by Galilleo, the discovery of gravitational law by Newton.


50 years have passed since the launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik. Sputnik was the first human-made object ever sent to space.

This exhibition presents the major landmarks of the longest voyage in human history in quest of a solution to the most profound and primitive question: man's own existence.


The so called "Deep Field" photo of the Hubble Space Telescope shows galaxies 13 billion light years away, near the Universe final frontier. The image of the galaxies that arrives here has departed from those galaxies 13 billion years ago, i.e shortly after the Universe was born.

The voyage is presented through images and sounds from the space, projections, representations, graphic installations and various objects.

In 1908 a meteorite exploded over Tunguska, Siberia. Earthquake vibrations were recorded as far as 1000 Km away. It is believed that life on Earth came from elements carried by meteorites which fell on the Earth's surface. Nowadays meteorites are counted as a potential threat to Earth and plans are being processed so as to prevent possibly catastrophic future encounters.

DO NOT MISS: During the exhibition Night Sky Watching (telescopes - binoculars - naked eye) will be organized under the guidance of Greek astronomical societies.