IUCAA Event: The Chandra X-Ray Observatory by Dr. Giuseppina Fabbiano January 16, 2011

IUCAA SciPop writes:

In celebration of the Birth Centenary of Prof. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, IUCAA hosts the Chandra Talk by Dr. Giuseppina Fabbiano

Title & an abstract of the talk:

The Chandra X-ray Observatory
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NASA’s advanced X-ray Astrophysics satellite was launched on 23rd July 1999 and was named the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Chandra has imaged the spectacular, glowing remains of exploded stars, and taken spectra showing the dispersal of elements. Chandra has observed the region around the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way, and found black holes across the Universe. Chandra has traced the separation of dark matter from normal matter in the collision of galaxies in a cluster and is contributing to both dark matter and dark energy studies. As its mission continues, Chandra will continue to discover startling new science about our high-energy Universe.

This is a free event. Anybody can attend. No registration required.

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144789042243026