Chandra X-Ray Observatory

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An international team of researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a bizarre black hole that may provide insights into the genesis and growth of supermassive black holes.

About Chandra X-Ray Observatory

• It is one of NASA’s premier space telescopes specially designed to detect X-ray emission from very hot regions of the Universe such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes.
• It was launched on July 23, 1999, aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-93).
• Because X-rays are absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere, Chandra must orbit above it, up to an altitude of 139,000 km (86,500 mi) in space.
• It is part of NASA’s fleet of “Great Observatories” along with the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitizer Space Telescope and the now deorbited Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
• It is managed by NASA’s Marshall Center for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
• It is the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X-ray telescope.
• Chandra allows scientists from around the world to obtain X-ray images of exotic environments to help understand the structure and evolution of the universe.

Source: TH

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Chandra X-Ray Observatory FAQs

Q1. What was the purpose of the Chandra X-ray Observatory?

Ans. The primary purpose of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory is to study X-ray emissions from extremely hot and energetic regions of the universe.

Q2. Which is the world’s first space based telescope?

Ans. In April 1962, the U.K. sent Ariel 1 into orbit. It has the distinction of not just being the first space telescope launched, but also the first international satellite.

Q3. What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?

Ans. The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. NASA launched Hubble in 1990. Hubble is as long as a large school bus.

Q4. What type of telescope is James Webb?

Ans. James Webb is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy.