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Chandra X-Ray Observatory (Chandra XRO)

Chandra X-Ray Observatory (Chandra XRO)
Chandra studies black holes, quasars at the edge of the observable universe, and analyzes comets in our own solar system.Launch: July 1999Operating Network: Deep Space Network

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (Chandra XRO) studies black holes, quasars at the edge of the observable universe, and analyzes comets in our own solar system. Chandra is the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, with eight times greater resolution and the ability to detect sources more than 20 times fainter than any previous X-ray telescope.

Launch: July 1999Operating Network: Deep Space Network

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