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This X-ray observatory is named after astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

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Chandra observes the universe in X-ray light and is named for astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Source: Chandra X-ray Observatory ↗

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