Chandra X-ray Center

Chandra Xray Observatory

The Chandra X-ray Center is operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and developed with funding from NASA under contract NAS8-03060.

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Chandra Xray Observatory facts

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world's most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X-ray telescope.

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Solar System: A group of heavenly bodies consisting of a star, planets and other objects orbiting around it.

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