Chandra X-Ray Observatory

• Big Bang 2: Black hole creates biggest space explosion since time began

  A supermassive black hole caused an explosion large enough to swallow several galaxies, astronomers say.

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  Feb 28, 2020
  
• Second NASA telescope in less than a week goes offline

  NASA said Friday that Chandra X-ray Observatory automatically went into so-called safe mode Wednesday, possibly because of a gyroscope problem.

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  Oct 12, 2018
  
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• Movie captures supernova remnant expanding at speeds up to 19,000 km/h

  A new movie from NASA is showing how stellar gases have been moving through space over the past 15 years.

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  May 16, 2016