Observing the Violent Universe with the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Prof. Claude Canizares
Thu Jan 12, 03-04:00pm, Marlar: 37-252
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched into orbit 12 years ago by the Space Shuttle Columbia. Like the Hubble telescope, Chandra is one of NASA's premier space astronomy facilities. But while Hubble detects visible light, Chandra measures X-rays. This high energy radiation reveals some of the most energetic and explosive events in the cosmos, including black holes, quasars, and supernovae. This talk will describe the technology that made Chandra possible, much of it developed at MIT, and sample some scientific results about the violent universe.
Web: http://space.mit.edu/home/nss/iap2012/iap_activities_2012.html
Contact: Norbert S. Schulz, NE80-6075, (617) 258-5767, nss@space.mit.edu
Sponsor: Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research
Latest update: 09-Dec-2011
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