August 9, 2024 » Astronomy For Change

Save Chandra!

Posted on August 9, 2024September 15, 2024 by astrochange

Update (11 August, 2024) Some additional funding has been secured, enough to keep the observatory operational at a reduced level with a reduced staff. We just published an article describing the 25th anniversary celebration of NASA’s Chandra Orbiting X-Ray Observatory, the Supernova remnant SN1987a and a study using current Chandra data. But, guess what? Chandra[…]

SUPERNOVA! NASA (Cynically) Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Chandra Orbiting X-Ray Observatory

Posted on August 9, 2024August 13, 2024 by astrochange

Great Observatories Program Back in 2009, NASA released the following image of Messier-101 to celebrate the Great Observatories Program and to commemorate the International Year of Astronomy, 2009. From left to right, the Grand Design Spiral can be seen in Infrared light from the Spitzer Space telescope (the IR Predecessor to JWST), visible light from[…]