Chandra X-ray telescope, facing chopping block, gets reprieve from NASA

Scientists breathed a collective sigh of relief last week when NASA announced that the Chandra X-ray Observatory had been spared the chopping block — at least for another year. It was an abrupt about-face from plans announced in March to decommission the space-based telescope by this December.  Much of the credit for the 11th-hour stayContinue reading “Chandra X-ray telescope, facing chopping block, gets reprieve from NASA”
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