The Hulk and Godzilla are just two of the 21 modern constellations constructed from sources in the gamma-ray sky.

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NASA announced last week a new set of modern constellations using light sources in the gamma-ray sky.The modern constellation set uses modern myths to name patterns, like the Hulk and Godzilla.The new constellations were a way to celebrate NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope's 10 years of operations.

Back in July 2008, NASA launched its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, and to celebrate 10 years of operations,, including the Hulk and Godzilla, it announced last week.

While you may be more familiar with some of the official 88 constellations that use some of the brightest stars in the sky –like Gemini, Hercules and Leo –NASA's new unofficial set is based on modern myths using light sources in the gamma-ray sky.

“Developing these unofficial constellations was a fun way to highlight a decade of Fermi’s accomplishments,” said Julie McEnery, a Fermi project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

NASA pays homage to the Hulk's comic book beginnings, , and compares the resemblance of Godzilla's trademark "heat ray" to .

Other modern constellations include Albert Einstein, the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek, the Roman Colosseum, Japan's Mount Fuji, the Eiffel Tower and other scientific tools or landmarks.

Since its installation 10 years ago, Fermiscanned the sky each day, measuring and mapping gamma-ray sources, which is the highest-energy light in the universe. Sources range from pulsars to debris of supernova explosions to supermassive black holes.

“By 2015, the number of different sources mapped by Fermi’s Large Area Telescope had expanded to about 3,000 –10 times the number known before the mission,” said Elizabeth Ferrara, leader of the modernconstellation project. “For the first time ever, the number of known gamma-ray sources was comparable to the number of bright stars, so we thought a new set of constellations was a great way to illustrate the point.”

You can explore all 21 of Fermi's Gamma-ray Constellations .