It won't be a massive asteroid that dooms these Seattle dinosaurs. The sky won’t darken into a lethal haze of vaporized rock and soot. But the Pacific Science Center’s animatronic dinosaurs are going ...

SEATTLE — The Pacific Science Center will close its doors for five weeks beginning Sept. 2, marking the end of an era as it retires its dinosaur exhibit that has entertained visitors for four decades.

The dinosaurs are going extinct at the Pacific Science Center. After nearly four decades of towering over visitors, the beloved animatronic beasts will take their final bow after Labor Day. Listen to ...

Leaders of the 63-year-old Pacific Science Center, or PacSci, have creative plans for saving the Seattle institution, which faces budget challenges and deferred upkeep. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler ...

Thanks to today's snow, you won't be able to take a look at the Pacific Science Center's naked mole rats or dinosaur models. But, you will still be able to watch Tom Cruise stick it to the Russians.