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Katie Mack (astrokatie@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Mar-2024 18:00:56 UTC Katie Mack

Chandra, the space-based observatory that brings us incredible x-ray images of the most extreme environments in the cosmos, is at risk of cancellation. It’ll be a huge loss to astronomy if the mission ends prematurely for budget reasons. Go to https://www.savechandra.org/ to find out how to help #SaveChandra
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1. A ghostly-looking image of powerful jets of radiation coming from a galaxy. (This is Chandra’s view of the galaxy Centaurus A.) There are wispy blue bubbles in the upper left and lower right and a bright blue jet of radiation emanating from the center of the image up to the upper left.
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2. Save the Chandra X-ray Observatory
  
  Ask Congress to #SaveChandra! | The Chandra X-ray Observatory, one of NASA's last Great Observatories, has revolutionized our understanding of the Universe and inspired a new generation of explorers. It is now under threat of cancellation for budgetary reasons, even as it delivers best-of-missi
- Katie Mack (astrokatie@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Mar-2024 18:01:40 UTC Katie Mack
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  You can read more about the image above here https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/cena/ and browse the Chandra photo gallery to see some of the other incredible images and science the Chandra Observatory has brought us. #SaveChandra
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- GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺 (eetschrijver@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Mar-2024 20:25:41 UTC GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺
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  @AstroKatie As a side note, good to see you again!
  
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