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Ask a High-Energy Astronomer

This is NASA's Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) "Ask a High Energy Astronomer" web site. As the name suggests, we specialize in High Energy Astrophysics. This deals with the X-ray, Gamma-ray and Cosmic Ray universe; and covers topics such as black holes, quasars and dark matter.

If you would like to ask a question or see the updated
archive of questions, please visit us online at

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/ask_an_astronomer.html.

Which topic area are you interested in?
(Please select one)

Red * Astrobiology (exoplanets, life in space) * Neutron Stars/Pulsars
* Astronomy as a Profession Red * Night Sky (stars, planets & more)
* Binary Star Systems * Physics of Stars
* Black Holes * Quasars & Active Galaxies
* Cosmic Rays * Relativity
* Cosmology * Satellites & Space Technology
* Dark Matter Red * Solar System
Red * Earth and Moon (also calendars) Red * Space Travel & Exploration
* Gamma-ray Bursts * Supernovae and Their Remnants
* Milky Way and other Galaxies * X-ray/Gamma-ray Astronomy

Red * General Astronomy & Astrophysics

On this CD-ROM, topics that link with * and Red * are equivalent; in the online version, only links with * allow you to submit new questions. Of questions submitted under the "General Astronomy & Astrophysics" category, we only answer those which we consider to be appropriate for this service.

Not sure where your question fits in? If so, If your question does not fall onto one of the above areas, it means we are not the appropriate resource for your question.
  • Check out the "Who are we" page, which explains what we study, what questions we'd most like to answer, and how we fit in with the rest of NASA.
  • Try the list of NASA sites (http://spacescience.nasa.gov/questions/) and a list ofastronomy "Ask an Expert" services (http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Astronomy/Ask_an_Expert/).
  • Also check the AskA+ locator (http://www.vrd.org/locator/subject.shtml) of the Virtual Reference Desk, to find "Ask an expert" services on a wider range of subject areas.
  • Try a general web search --- a lot of the things are on the web, if only you knew where to look. Here is an explanation of how to do a web search.



Imagine the Universe is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Nicholas White (Director), within the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

The Imagine Team
Project Leader: Dr. Jim Lochner
All material on this site has been created and updated between 1997-2004.

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