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History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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This photograph shows the mirrors of the High Resolution Mirror Assembly (HRMA) for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), being assembled in the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York. The AXAF was renamed CXO in 1999. The CXO is the most sophisticated and the world's most powerful x-ray telescope ever built. It observes x-rays from high-energy regions of the universe, such as hot gas in the remnants of exploded stars.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineHistory of Chandra X-Ray Observatory. NASA/MSFC, 1997-01-01. Public domain. ID: 9704166.
