Chandra X-ray Observatory
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory, previously known as the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, is a Flagship-class space telescope launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 by NASA on Jul
Illustration of Chandra
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-93 launches in 1999
Crew of STS-93 with a scale model
CXO image of the brown dwarf TWA 5B
Cassiopeia A
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Cassiopeia A is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia and the brightest extrasolar radio source in the sky at frequencies below 1 GHz. The supernova occurred approximately 11,000 light-y
A false color image composed of data from three sources: Red is infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, gold is visible data from the Hubble Space Telescope, and blue and green are data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The small, bright, baby-blue dot just off-center is the remnant of the star's core.
Cassiopeia A infrared echo as seen by unWISE. The observation time in this image ranges from 2015 (red) to 2020 (blue). The infrared echo appears as rainbow colored clouds. North is up.
The infrared echo caused by the Cassiopeia A supernova seen by Spitzer. The image was processed in a way that the infrared echo appears colored while dust clouds remain grey. North is on the left.
Cassiopeia A seen by the 24-inch Ritchey-Chrétien reflector at the Mount Lemmon Observatory