Tuesday, July 23, 2024

NASA'S CHANDRA SPACE TELESCOPE TURNS 25 TODAY

 Hey, Space Placers!

An X-ray and optical image of 3C 58

  • A collection of 25 new images has been released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

  • The telescope was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999.

  • Since then, Chandra has observed thousands of objects — some of them repeatedly — to make unparalleled discoveries.

  • This assembly represents the range of objects and phenomena that Chandra studies from black holes to exploded stars and much more.

Read all about it!

Sky Guy in VA

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