Curiosity, the Mars rover, launched from Earth last year; its recent landing and photo transmissions have set our sights on the stars. As the new year approaches, channel a celestial muse by donning silver-dusted stilettos or metallic skinny jeans. If you still seek the cosmos, save the $100 million on a moon cruise and instead journey through distant galaxies at the Science Museum of Virginia's "Science on a Sphere" exhibit, a global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a 6-foot-diameter sphere. NOTE: This article has been corrected since publication.