The most recent Chandra image release, “Colossal Collisions Linked to Solar System Science” was issued on 6/7/22, and featured as NASA’s Image of the Day on 6/9/22. A shock wave about 1.6 million light years long is stretching along the …
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The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) Project was given general notice on 6/10/22, that the 2022 Senior Review Panel had conveyed a highly favorable review of Fermi. The Fermi mission has been approved for another period of extended operations and …
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ATHENA MSFC XRCF and Goddard Space Flight Center Science Team successfully conducted an Engineering Peer Review (EPR) 6/8-9/22. The EPR scope was to assess the current metrology approach and design of the Mirror Assembly Module Demonstrator (MAMD) Phase III testing. …
On 6/2/22, a Chandra Public Outreach product entitled “Explore Black Holes with Multiple Senses” was featured in the NASA STEM Newsletter. This newsletter was sent to 56,842 subscribers and shared with the office of STEM engagements social media tools with …
Chandra issued an image release and press release on 5/12/22, “Sagittarius A*: NASA Telescopes Support Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) in Studying Milky Way’s Black Hole.” Multiple telescopes, including Chandra, observed the Milky Way’s giant black hole simultaneously with the Event …
Chandra issued an image release on 5/4/22, “New NASA Black Hole Sonification’s with a Remix”. Two new sonification’s of well-known black holes have been released for NASA’s Black Hole Week. The Perseus galaxy cluster was made famous because of sound …
Chandra issued an image release and press release on April 20, 2022, “Black Holes Raze Thousands of Stars to Fuel Growth”, a new survey of over 100 galaxies uncovering signs that black holes are demolishing thousands of stars in a …
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On-site visit by Moog CSA Engineering occurred 5/3-5/22 for the operational health assessment of the Center of Curvature Optical Bench (CoCOB) hexapod. Activities included visual inspections, power-on and execution of homing procedures to test the hexapod range, accuracy and resolution …
On April 23, 2022, members of the Chandra X-ray Observatory project at MSFC staffed an exhibit tent in support of the NASA Student Launch Challenge of 2022. The event was held at Bragg’s Farm in Toney, AL and hosted over …
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Chandra issued an image and press release on March 31, 2022, “Spiderweb Galaxy Field: Fasting Black Holes Caught in Galactic Spiderweb”. To look for black holes around the “Spiderweb” galaxy, astronomers observed for over 8 days with NASA’s Chandra X-ray …
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