Science Projects
The dedicated team at the Science Projects Branch provides oversight and support to numerous, cutting-edge, research projects and science teams across the Division. In addition to the projects listed below, they also manage the Chandra X-ray Observatory Program.
Earth Science
- SERVIR
Astrophysics
- Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
- Lynx X-ray Observatory
Optical Telescopes
- Predictive Thermal Control (PTC)
- Segmented Mirror Technology Program (SMPT)
Heliophysics
- Full sun Ultraviolet Rocket Spectrometer (FURST),
- Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer, (MaGIXS)
- Hinode
- Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP 2)
- High-Resolution Coronal imager (Hi-C) Flare
Chandra issued an image release on 9/12/22 titled “Setting the Clock on a Stellar Explosion”. A new image of SNR 0519-69.0 shows the debris of a star that exploded several hundred years ago in Earth’s timeframe. The explosion of a …
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Chandra celebrated it’s 23rd Anniversary on July 23, 2022 – It’s golden birthday! Chandra’s initial goal was five years in orbit and after 23 years it is still providing ground breaking and exciting science. This is a remarkable achievement. Congratulations …
The most recent Chandra image release, “Zeta Ophiuchi: A Star With a Complicated Past” was issued on 7/25/22, and featured as NASA’s “Image of the Day” on 7/29/22. Zeta Ophiuchi is a star with a complicated past, having likely been ejected from …
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On 7/18/22, a Chandra Public Outreach activity titled “3D Astronomy: No 3D Printer? No Problem” was featured on NASA STEM’s Twitter and Facebook accounts. The Twitter account has over 386K followers and Facebook is followed by over 100K. For more …
A 2007 composite image titled “A Supernova’s Shockwaves”, from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, was featured on 7/19/22 as NASA’s “Image of the Day”. Supernovas are the explosive deaths of the universe’s most massive stars. In death, …