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NASA's Chandra Space Telescope Is Back in Action After Gyroscope Fix
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has bounced back from the glitch that knocked it offline two weeks ago.

This Incredible Blinking Star Is the Youngest Pulsar We've Ever Seen
By Meghan Bartels published
More than 2 million mph (1 million meters per second) — that's how incredibly fast some stuff in space is moving, according to new research using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

Chandra X-ray Observatory Should Return to Action Next Week
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory remains on course to bounce back from its gyroscope issues soon, mission team members said.

Powerful Cosmic Flash Is Likely Another Neutron-Star Merger
By Mike Wall published
Cataclysmic mergers of the superdense stellar corpses known as neutron stars may be common across the cosmos, a new study suggests.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Bouncing Back from Glitch
By Mike Wall published
NASA has identified the glitch that sent its Chandra X-ray Observatory into a protective safe mode last Wednesday (Oct. 10). The scope should be up and running again next week, agency officials said.

Another NASA Space Telescope Sidelined by Glitch
By Mike Wall published
The Chandra X-ray Observatory, which has been observing the universe in high-energy light since 1999, entered a protective "safe mode" on Wednesday (Oct. 10).

Galaxy Punches Through Neighbor to Spawn Giant Ring of Black Holes
By Samantha Mathewson published
A giant ring of black holes has been discovered 300 million light-years away, offering new clues about what happens when galaxies collide.
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