Chandra’s second virtual presentation was on February 24, 2022, held as part of the STEM Human Exploration and Space Launch Initiative Artemis Student Challenge. Steven Ehlert, ST12, presented to a group of students virtually, ranging from high school all the …
On February 21, 2022, Chandra resumed a full schedule of science observations with its primary instrument, the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS). This followed the intentional safing of science instruments on February 9th due to an anomaly which indicated a …
On March 5, 2022, after a science data hiatus of a little over 2 months, Hinode resumed normal science operations. On December 27, 2022 Hinode’s star tracker lost lock on one star and this resulted in an eventual safe hold …
Chandra issued a press release on January 11, 2022, “Astronomers Find Most Luminous “COW” to Shine in X-rays”. Another member of the new COW class of supernova explosions has been discovered, the brightest one seen in X-rays to date. The …
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Chandra, “R Aquarii: An Expanse of Light”, was featured in NASA image of the day February 3, 2022. The universe emits light or energy in many different forms. This object is, in fact, a pair: a white dwarf star that …
Chandra issued a press release on January 25, 2022, “Eta Carinae: Visualization Explores A Massive Star’s Great Eruption”. Eta Carinae contains one of the biggest and brightest stars in our Galaxy. Different telescopes reveal different pieces of information about this …
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Chandra issued a press release on January 10, 2022, “Mrk 462: “Mini” Monster Black Hole Could Hold Clues to Giants Growth”. Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole in the dwarf galaxy Mrk 462 with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The …
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The Brazilian Technical Institute for Aeronautics (ITA) completed the environmental tests for the new battery pack and the data is being reviewed; preliminary review shows good results. The software team continues work on onboard and Attitude Determination and Control System …
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Chandra sonification was featured on Harvard University’s top page for a week as an introduction to a presentation of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility. Sonification was also linked to a previous feature in the Harvard Gazette on Chandra sonification’s and …
A mini session of Chandra & Universe of Learning (UoL) virtual field trips of the Chandra Operations Control Center are scheduled to be held from February 28 – April 6, 2022, in partnership with code.org. Featuring NASA/Chandra images, interactive content, …
