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CDFS Chandra in 2012: A Teenager in Space

In July of 2012, Chandra completed its 13th year of operation, making it a teenager. That is young in human terms, but it is getting up there for an automobile, and could be considered a "senior citizen" for a spacecraft of Chandra's complexity.

How many computers do you have that are 13 years old? Chandra's magnificent sister NASA flagship observatory, Hubble, is older, at 22, but astronauts have paid 4 house calls to make major upgrades over the years. Full Story
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A Chandra press release was issued on Feb 13 as a NASA press release describing observations of W49B, a highly distorted supernova remnant, produced by a rare type of explosion. [more]

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Chandra Data: Behind the Scenes of W49B
[19 Feb 13]
Joe DePasquale, Science Imager for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, gives a pictorial tour behind the scenes on processing our latest Chandra press release image, supernova remnant W49B I...
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W49B

W49B [02/13/2013]
A highly distorted supernova remnant, produced by a rare type of explosion.

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30 Doradus

Cepheus B: A cloud of molecular hydrogen in the Milky Way about 2,400 light years from Earth. Download Desktop.

SN 1979C
Look Back Time -- Remembering Franco
The finite speed of light means that we must always be out of date, no matter how hard we strive to keep up with the times. The term look-back time refers to the time in the past when the light we now observe from a distant object was emitted. Full Story.
SN 1979C
An Interview with Rashid Sunyaev
Few areas of cosmology and high-energy astrophysics have not been influenced by the work of Rashid Sunyaev, one of the most distinguished and highly respected scientists in these fields. One outstanding contribution has been the prediction of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect, named after Sunyaev and his Russian mentor, Yakov Zeldovich. Full Story.
SN 1979C
Changing the way we view the world
Thirty years of space shuttle flights came to an end on July 21, 2011 when Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down before dawn at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. "The space shuttle changed the way we view the world, the way we view the universe," Commander Chris Ferguson said soon after landing. Full Story.
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An overview of the Chandra mission and goals, Chandra's namesake, top 10 facts.
Classroom activities, printable materials, interactive games & more.
Overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: black holes to galaxy clusters.
All Chandra images released to the public listed by date & by category
Current Chandra press releases, status reports, interviews & biographies.
A collection of multimedia, illustrations & animations, a glossary, FAQ & more.

Return to Main Site