Look up! It’s the Daily Planet (Charlotte Observer)

From charlotteobserver.com:

NRC Daily PlanetRALEIGH Amid the straight edges and gridded streets of downtown Raleigh, a giant ball has appeared at Jones and Salisbury streets, like a colossal marble that has rolled into a corner.

This big yellow ball will become the SECU Daily Planet, a round theater of sorts in which groups of school children and other visitors will learn about the latest in scientific research. When it is completed next spring, the Daily Planet will be the centerpiece of the Nature Research Center, a $54 million addition to the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.

If the science museum presents what scientists know about the natural world, the new wing will focus on current research. “It is how we know what we know,” said Meg Lowman, director of the research center.

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