NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray telescope built to date. It orbits 200 times higher than ...

Check out an amazing view of star cluster NGC 602. It "lies on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud," according to the ...

Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory launch, which sent the most powerful X-ray telescope created into space. However, this anniversary is a bittersweet one.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of its most scientifically productive space missions. The telescope has been in space for 25 years, discovering black holes and dark matter. Chandra's best ...

Newly released images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope capture a cloud complex called Rho Ophiuchi, the Orion Nebula, a spiral galaxy named NGC 3627 and a galaxy cluster known as MACS J0416.

On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was launched into space aboard the shuttle Columbia, the first such mission to be commanded by a woman astronaut. The Chandra telescope detects high ...

Chandra marks 25 years of space observations on July 23, 2024. On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-ray space telescope began its journey. The orbiting telescope launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia ...

NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.

NASA's budget proposal would basically axe the most powerful X-ray telescope in the world, and astronomers are scrambling to save it. Search Query Show Search. News. All Things Considered; ...

NASA's budget proposal would basically axe the most powerful X-ray telescope in the world, and astronomers are scrambling to save it. Search Query Show Search News/Noticias ...