FLINT, MI -- The Flint Children's Museum has launched a new, interactive space and astronomy exhibit, "Defying Gravity."

Children will be introduced to the properties of gravitational pull inside the Solar System, experiment with gravitational force inside a zero-gravity vortex, and learn about the energy of stars. Children can shoot their own stars inside the exhibit, explore the surface of Mars using robotic arms and design their own extraterrestrial being. The exhibit also features a reproduction of the International Space Station where children can experience life as an astronaut and test their "space senses," according to a release from the museum.

"Kids are going to have a blast in the exhibit" said Executive Director Sue Nederlander in a prepared statement. "Hands-on learning is minds-on learning at the Flint Children's Museum. Introducing young children to the science of outer space is the first step toward understanding that they are part of it."

Additional educational programs will include zero-gravity experiments, "Starry Night" watercolor painting, and a moon match game.

For more information contact the Flint Children's Museum at 810-767-KIDS or at http://www.flintchildrensmuseum.org.

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Flint Children's Museum launches new exhibit on space and astronomy