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The Chandra MissionThe Chandra X-ray Center (CXC) is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and staffed by personnel from SAO, MIT, and NGST. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum is the Center's director. Science Support is responsible for the mission planning and science operations. The Operations Control Center directs the flight and executes the observing plan of the observatory, and receives the scientific data from the observatory.Chandra has begun an exploration of the hot turbulent regions in space with images 25 times sharper than previous X-ray pictures. The example below illustrates how Chandra can enable astronomers to study the process by which jets of matter are ejected from supermassive black holes in the dense central regions of galaxies.  Pictor A
Credit: NASA/UMD/A.Wilson et al. Chandra's improved sensitivity can make possible more detailed studies of black holes, supernovas, and dark matter and increase our understanding of the origin, evolution, and destiny of the universe. |
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