SOS Network members

Members of the network are defined as those institutions that purchased NOAA's Science On a Sphere® (SOS) system for the purpose of display in a public educational setting, as well as those that are actively supporting the network through a NOAA-funded project.

As of 2022, 162 institutions across the world with SOS comprise the SOS Network. These institutions serve over 70 million visitors each year.

U.S. institutions

Updated April 2022

Institution	City	State
Alaska State Museum	Juneau	AK
Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute (NOAA/NMFS)	Juneau	AK
McWane Science Center	Birmingham	AL
GulfQuest Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico	Mobile	AL
Grand Canyon Visitor Center (NPS)	Grand Canyon	AZ
Lawrence Hall of Science	Berkeley	CA
Orange Coast College Planetarium	Costa Mesa	CA
Aquarium of the Pacific	Long Beach	CA
Point Reyes National Seashore (NPS)	Marin County	CA
Great Valley Museum – Modesto Junior College	Modesto	CA
Lewis Center for Educational Research	Apple Valley	CA
NASA Ames Exploration Center	Moffett Field	CA
The Tech Museum of Innovation	San Jose	CA
Discovery Cube Orange County	Santa Ana	CA
Discovery Cube Los Angeles	Sylmar	CA
Fiske Planetarium and Science Center of Colorado University	Boulder	CO
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory	Boulder	CO
Space Foundation Visitors Center	Colorado Springs	CO
Denver Museum of Nature & Science	Denver	CO
Discovery Museum	Bridgeport	CT
Buttonwood Park Zoo	New Bedford	CT
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History	Washington	DC
Cox Science Center and Aquarium	West Palm Beach	FL
Dalton Discovery Center, Conservancy of Southwest Florida	Naples	FL
Galaxy E3 Elementary	Delray Beach	FL
The IMAG History and Science Center	Fort Meyers	FL
E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center	Freeport	FL
Dalton Discovery Center	Naples	FL
Orlando Science Center	Orlando	FL
Florida State University - EOAS Building	Tallahassee	FL
Plantation Key School	Tavernier	FL
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (NASA)	Titusville	FL
Museum of Arts and Sciences	Macon	GA
Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii	Hilo	HI
Bishop Museum	Honolulu	HI
NOAA Inouye Regional Center	Honolulu	HI
Museum of Science and Industry	Chicago	IL
Indiana University, Cyberinfrastructure Building	Bloomington	IN
Fair Oaks Farms	Fair Oaks	IN
Science Central	Fort Wayne	IN
Maryland Science Center	Baltimore	MD
NOAA's National Center for Weather and Climate Prediction	College Park	MD
NOAA Headquarters	Silver Spring	MD
James E. Richmond Science Center	Waldorf	MD
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center (NOAA/ONMS)	Alpena	MI
Michigan State University Museum	East Lansing	MI
Kalamazoo Valley Museum	Kalamazoo	MI
Detroit Zoological Society	Royal Oak	MI
Science Museum of Minnesota	St. Paul	MN
Science City at Union Station	Kansas City	MO
Marine Education Center, University of Southern Mississippi	Ocean Springs	MS
Infinity Science Center/NASA Stennis Visitor Center	Stennis Space Center	MS
Liberty Science Center	Jersey City	NJ
Morristown-Beard School	Morristown	NJ
Museum of Life and Science	Durham	NC
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island	Manteo	NC
Imagination Station Science Museum	Wilson	NC
Metropolitan Community College	Omaha	NE
St. Paul’s School	Concord	NH
Santa Fe Community College	Santa Fe	NM
Wings of Eagles Discovery Center	Horseheads	NY
Rochester Museum and Science Center	Rochester	NY
The Wild Center	Tupper Lake	NY
University at Albany, State University of New York	Albany	NY
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery	Dayton	OH
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory	Norman	OK
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry	Portland	OR
Nurture Nature Center	Easton	PA
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts	Harrisburg	PA
Earth Day Texas	Dallas	TX
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History	Fort Worth	TX
International Museum of Art & Science	McAllen	TX
Museum of the Southwest	Midland	TX
Bay Education Center	Rockport	TX
Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugarland	Sugarland	TX
Clark Planetarium	Salt Lake City	UT
Danville Science Center	Danville	VA
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	VA
Nauticus	Norfolk	VA
Science Museum of Virginia	Richmond	VA
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	VA
NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center	Wallops Island	VA
Pacific Science Center	Seattle	WA
Aldo Leopold Nature Center	Monona	WI

Non-U.S. institutions

Updated April 2022

Institution	City	Country
Governor Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center (NOAA/ONMS)	Pago Pago	American Samoa
MOD, University of Australia	Adelaide	Australia
Queensland Museum	Brisbane	Australia
ITAIPU Binacional	Parana	Brazil
Instituto Oceanografico da Universidade de Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo	Brazil
TELUS World of Science	Edmonton	Canada
Museum of Natural History	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Canada
Royal Saskatchewan Museum	Regina, Saskatchewan	Canada
EcoParque Los Yarumos	Manizales	Colombia
Papuk Nature Park - Geo Info Center	Vocin	Croatia
Techmania Science Center	Pilsen	Czech Republic
Alternator Science Center	Trebic	Czech Republic
Secondary School of Agriculture and Ecology in Žatec	Svatopluka Čecha	Czech Republic
Climate Planet	Aarhus	Denmark
Visual Climate Center	Holeby	Denmark
Heureka, The Finnish Science Centre	Vantaa	Finland
Cite des Sciences et de L’Industrie	Paris	France
Cite de L’Espace	Toulouse	France
Hong Kong Maritime Museum	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum	Bangalore	India
Tamilnadu Science and Technology Centre	Chennai	India
Science City Kolkata	Kolkata	India
Nehru Science Centre	Mumbai	India
Raman Science Centre	Nagpur	India
National Science Centre	New Delhi	India
Srikrishna Science Centre	Patna	India
Kerala State Science and Technology Museum	Thiruvananthapuram	India
KSBB Biodiversity Museum	Trivandrum	India
Room of Science at the Governor's Office	Manado	Indonesia
Museo delle Scienze	Trento	Italy
Discovery Center	Higashimatsushima	Japan
Macao Science Center	Macau	Macau Special Administrative Region
Climate Institute	Acapulco	Mexico
Climate Institute	Atlacomulco	Mexico
Climate Institute	Chilpancingo	Mexico
Climate Institute	Ciudad Victoria	Mexico
Climate Institute	Cuernavaca	Mexico
Climate Institute	Metepec	Mexico
Climate Institute at the Natural History Museum	Mexico City	Mexico
Museo del Acero horno³	Monterrey	Mexico
Climate Institute, Planetario de Morelia	Morelia	Mexico
Climate Institute	Oaxaca	Mexico
Climate Institute	Reynosa	Mexico
Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila	Saltillo	Mexico
Climate Institute	Texcoco	Mexico
Climate Institute	Valle de Bravo	Mexico
Climate Institute, Casa de la Tierra	Veracruz	Mexico
Climate Institute	Villahermosa	Mexico
Baotou International Convention and Exhibition Center Science Museum	Baotou	People's Republic of China
Beijing Science Center	Beijing	People's Republic of China
Beijing Huaxinchuanzi Technology Co., Ltd.	Beijing	People’s Republic of China
China Science and Technology Museum	Beijing	People’s Republic of China
China Weather Channel, Huafeng Group	Beijing	People’s Republic of China
Chongqing Museum of Natural History	Chongqing	People's Republic of China
Dongguan Meteorology and Astronomy Museum	Dongguan	People’s Republic of China
Second Institute of Oceanography	Hangzhou	People's Republic of China
Fuzhou Science and Technology Museum	Fuzhou	People’s Republic of China
China Science and Technology Museum - Polar Experience Hall	Mohe	People's Republic of China
China Beijiko Meteorological Museum	Nanjing	People’s Republic of China
China Nantong Meteorological Museum	Nantong	People's Republic of China
Sanya Meteorological Bureau	Sanya	People's Republic of China
China Maritime Museum	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China
Yan'An Science and Technology Museum	Yan'An	People's Republic of China
Exploreum	Pasay City	Philippines
The Silesian Planetarium	Chorzów	Poland
Daegu National Science Museum	Daegu	Republic of Korea
KIGAM Geological Museum	Daejeon	Republic of Korea
National Youth Space Center	Goheung	Republic of Korea
Gwacheon National Science Museum	Gwacheon	Republic of Korea
Gwangju National Science Museum	Gwangju	Republic of Korea
Science Centre	Singapore	Singapore
National Museum of Marine Science and Technology	Keelung City	Taiwan
National Museum of Natural Science	Taichung	Taiwan
Central Weather Bureau	Taipei	Taiwan
MTA Natural History Museum	Ankara	Turkey
Children’s City	Dubai	United Arab Emirates
Sheikh Khalifa Marine Research Center	Umm Al Quwain	United Arab Emirates
National Media Museum	Bradford	United Kingdom
Science Museum	London	United Kingdom

Non-SOS institutions

The following organizations contribute to the SOS Network but do not feature an SOS exhibit. Updated April 2022.

Group	City	State
Exploratorium	San Francisco	CA
North American Association for Environmental Education	Washington	DC
Space Science and Engineering Center of University of Wisconsin	Madison	WI