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A powerful x-ray telescope in orbit around the Earth. Built by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, it was launched and deployed by...


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Figure 1.Chandra X-ray Observatory spacecraft.
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Figure 2.Schematic diagram of Chandra's grazing-incidence x-ray mirror. Mirror elements are 0.8 m (2.6 ft) long and 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 ft) in diameter. (NASA/CXC/SAO)
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Figure 3.Chandra image of Cassiopeia A, the most detailed image ever made of this supernova remnant. The bright blue outer ring marks the location of a shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. A large jet-like structure protrudes beyond the shock wave as seen in the upper left. (NASA/CXC/MIT/UMass Amherst/M.D.Stage et al.)
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