Job cuts for astronomers could be on the horizon, an observatory might be doomed to plummet back to Earth, and invaluable insights into the universe could begin to disappear. A foreboding message appeared on the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s website last week, beginning with Dear Chandra community, and alerted its readers that As many of you are aware, the NASA budget for FY25 and beyond has been revealed. This message was penned by Patrick Slane, who is at the helm of the Chandra X-ray Center. Within this correspondence, he discusses the forthcoming financial plans for NASA which seem to cast a shadow over Chandra’s operational future—a future where it appears the observatory’s mission may be left in the dust…
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The Chandra X-ray observatory is at risk of ceasing operations, potentially jeopardizing significant astronomical research
