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.

Our current featured exhibits are:
Featured Scientist: Dr. John Baker	The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

Happy 10th Anniversary Imagine the Universe! - A retrospective of what we knew then and what we know now.

• X-ray Sources Near and Far
  Cosmic X-ray sources are as near as our Sun and as far away as the stars. In these video clips we examine the different ways x-rays can arise in astronomical objects.

• Multimedia Theatre Archive

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.

• Fermi
  The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi) is the latest high energy gamma-ray observatory launched by NASA. It is designed to study energetic phenomena from a variety of celestial sources.

• Showcase Archive

Featured Scientists
Meet the people behind the science!

• Dr. Duilia de Mello
  You don't have to have a telescope as a child to develop an interest in astronomy. Dr. Duilia de Mello grew up without one in Brazil, but she was inspired by the moon just the same.

• Dr. Aki Roberge
  Have you ever thought it would be fun to look for new planets around distant stars? Dr. Aki Roberge is lucky enough to do just that.

• Featured Scientists Archive

Focus On...
Special objects and images in high-energy astronomy.

• Cassiopeia A

• Focus On... Archive

On The Edge
A look at the different research groups that are putting the pieces of high-energy astronomy together.

• Gravitational Waves

• On The Edge Archive