Launched: 1999 · NASA

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Our eyes only see visible light — but the universe blazes in X-rays. The Chandra Observatory captures X-ray light emitted by the hottest, most energetic phenomena: black holes, supernova remnants, galaxy clusters. It has imaged the shock wa

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