German astronomy exhibition set to open on 9 December
4 December 2009
Work on the exhibition "Evolution of the Universe" at Munich's Deutsches Museum is progressing at pace, and organisers are on track to open as scheduled on 9 December. The exhibition will run for two years and is a collaboration between five organisations: the European Southern Observatory, the Excellence Cluster Universe, and the Max Planck Institutes for Physics, Astrophysics, and Extraterrestrial Physics.
Visitors will be taken back 13.7 billion years to the Big Bang. They will then follow the paths and byways of cosmic evolution, from the birth of space, time and matter to the formation of the network of filaments of galaxy clusters that is the Universe's large-scale structure. Back in the present, life cycles of stars will be explored, along with the structure and evolution of galaxies, including the role played by enigmatic black holes, before catching a glimpse of the future: what do scientists know about our Universe's ultimate fate?
For more information, see: http://www.universe-cluster.de/press/press-releases/mitteilung/article/49/Exhibition-Evolution-of-the-Universe-in-the-Deutsches-Museum/
Search IYA2009 Updates
National Nodes: 148
Organisational Nodes: 40
Organisational Associates:33
National Websites: 111
Cornerstone Projects: 12
Special Task Groups: 11
Special Projects:16
Official Products:8
Media Partners:22
IYA2009 Patron
