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Image: The STS-93 crew and the deployment of the Chandra X-ray Observatory

Phys.org - Thu 24 Jul 14

On July 23, 1999, a little more than seven hours after Space Shuttle Columbia and its five astronauts were launched from the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory was successfully ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates 15th anniversary with new supernova images

New Atlas - Wed 23 Jul 14

Today is the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Chandra is one of NASA's "Great Observatories," along with the Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope. ...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates 15th anniversary

Phys.org - Wed 23 Jul 14

Fifteen years ago, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Since its deployment on July 23, 1999, Chandra has helped revolutionize our understanding ...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary, Science @ NASA - Tue 22 Jul 14
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary, SpaceDaily - Mon 28 Jul 14
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates 15th anniversary, ScienceDaily - Tue 22 Jul 14

Chandra Observatory: 15 Years of Glorious Pictures

TIME - Tue 22 Jul 14

Human eyes don't know half of what they're missing. But the Chandra Observatory, with its x-ray vision, gives us a stunning peek.

Happy Birthday, Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Popular Science - Thu 24 Jul 14

Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8 One of four new images from Chandra. NASA/CXC/SAO The Space Shuttle Columbia carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into space on July 23, 1999. To commemorate ...

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Space Telescope Celebrates 15 Years of Discoveries

SPACE.com - Wed 23 Jul 14

The agency's Chandra X-ray Observatory — one of NASA's 'Great Observatories,' along with the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and the now-retired Compton Gamma Ray Observatory — launched ...

All the supernovas ever photographed

Gizmodo - Tue 22 Jul 14

NASA has revealed spectacular, newly reprocessed images of four of the most amazing supernovas ever captured by a human science instrument—the Crab Nebula (top), Tycho, G292.0+1.8, and 3C58—to ...

NASA's Chandra Observatory celebrates fifteen yers of space exploration

AXS - Wed 23 Jul 14

One and a half decade ago, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Since its deployment on July 23, 1999, Chandra has helped revolutionize ...

Happy 15th Anniversary Chandra!

RedOrbit - Wed 23 Jul 14

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into space 15 years ago, deploying it on July 23, 1999. Chandra, along ...