{"id":29614,"date":"2025-01-23T02:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29614"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T03:58:22","slug":"chandra-x-ray-observatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chandra-x-ray-observatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandra X-Ray Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Chandra X-Ray Observatory Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An international team of researchers using NASA\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Chandra X-Ray Observatory<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is one of <strong>NASA&#8217;s premier space telescopes<\/strong> specially designed to <strong>detect X-ray emission from very hot regions of the Universe<\/strong> such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>launched on July 23, 1999,<\/strong> aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-93).<\/li>\n<li>Because <strong>X-rays are absorbed by Earth&#8217;s atmosphere<\/strong>, <strong>Chandra must orbit above it<\/strong>, up to an altitude of 139,000 km (86,500 mi) in space.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>part of NASA&#8217;s \ufb02eet of &#8220;Great Observatories<\/strong>&#8221; along with the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitizer Space Telescope and the now deorbited Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.<\/li>\n<li>It is managed by NASA\u2019s Marshall Center for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>world&#8217;s most powerful X-ray telescope<\/strong>. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X-ray telescope.<\/li>\n<li>Chandra allows scientists from around the world to obtain X-ray images of exotic environments to <strong>help understand the structure and evolution of the universe<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/116838\/OPS\/GT9DSRKMQ.1+GQUDSRL0R.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chandra X-Ray Observatory FAQs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. What was the purpose of the Chandra X-ray Observatory?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The primary purpose of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory is to study X-ray emissions from extremely hot and energetic regions of the universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. Which is the world&#8217;s first space based telescope?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. What is the name of NASA&#8217;s most famous space telescope?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. NASA launched Hubble in 1990. Hubble is as long as a large school bus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4<\/strong>. What type of telescope is James Webb?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. 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