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Imagine the Universe! Special Exhibits
Several times a year, we have special exhibits on our site. These
exhibits focus on an exciting topic which deserves some special attention.
Other Special Exhibits
Happy 10th Anniversary Imagine the Universe! - A retrospective of what we knew then and what we know now.
Multimedia Theatre
A collection of video clips which highlight different phenomena in
high-energy astronomy.
InterActivities
Solve the mysteries of the Universe!
- You be the Astrophysicist
Determine the mass of a black hole, find the
velocity of the Andromeda Galaxy, or determine
the size of a star.
Satellite
Showcase
Satellites, past, present and future, which make the discoveries that
drive our knowledge of the energetic Universe.
- JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is a very large and powerful telescope that will study the Universe from space at infra-red wavelengths. It is currently in development and scheduled to launch in 2013.
- Showcase Archive
Featured
Scientists
Meet the people behind the science!
- Dr. Stefan Immler
Stefan was born in the 1,000 year old town of Nabburg in the Bavarian countryside of Germany. He developed an interest in astronomy when his parents bought him a small telescope, which he used to observe planets from his balcony. Then when he was 12, after watching Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" on TV, Stefan decided to become a professional astronomer.
- Dr. Jennifer Scott
Do you like watching television? It might help you become a scientist some day -- with a lot of work, of course!
- Featured Scientists Archive
Focus On...
Special objects and images in high-energy astronomy.
On The Edge
A look at the different research groups that are putting the pieces of
high-energy astronomy together.
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