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Article: The universe in an igloo.
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- New Indian Express (Chennai, India)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2009
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 -- WHO lives inside an igloo? Eskimos? But that's in Greenland. In Kerala, an entire universe is about to come alive inside one.
But this igloo is not made of ice blocks. Rather, it is an igloo-shaped inflatable tent, part of the equipment the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM), Thiruvananthapuram, is planning inside three mobile science museums which will be used to promote astronomy in the rural areas of the State.
The 'Igloo,' developed by the National Council of Science Museums and named 'Taramandal,' is blown up using a small fan at one end. The entrance is at the other end, and you have to crawl through - ...