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NASA Budget Threatens Fate of Veteran X-Ray Telescope, Alarming Astronomers

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 13:51

It might be the end of the road for two of NASA’s most iconic telescopes as the space agency looks to reduce the funding for the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, much to the dismay of scientists who rely heavily on the cosmic observations of the missions.

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Finally, a Telescope Named 'Einstein' Is Heading to Space

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:20

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The Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be ready to launch next month. The probe will look for transient events in X-ray light and try to answer some fundamental questions about black holes and gravitational waves.

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