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The Chandra telescope - Artist view

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sou01-39005

Image Size 300 DPI: 28 * 21 cm

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia in July of 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date.
Chandra is designed to observe X-rays from high energy regions of the universe, such as the remnants of exploded stars.

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1999 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - CHANDRA - GALACTIC CENTER - ILLUSTRATION - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - X - X-RAY -