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The Chandra X-Ray Observatory: Still the Greatest

This time we’re going to look back at one of NASA’s most spectacular successes: the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Launched by the space shuttle on July 23, 1999, Chandra has now far exceeded its originally projected lifetime, and still holds the … Continue reading

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The Planck Space Observatory Is Watching the Universe Being Born

In most of our articles, we have looked at the worlds in our own solar system, or orbiting relatively nearby stars.  There’s so much going on in our neighborhood, it’s easy to get nearsighted and forget that astronomy reaches much … Continue reading

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