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One of the nearest supernovas in the last 25 years has been identified over a decade after it exploded.

An elliptical galaxy about 51 million light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.


Chandra Status

During the last week the observing schedule was replanned to include a 40 Ks observation of the source 3C66A. [more]


Chandra Blog
Cast Your Vote!
In case you haven't heard, there's an election going on. No, not that election. This one goes beyond national politics and covers the entire Galaxy and beyond....
[More (09 Oct 08)]
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