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X-ray astronomy
A scope named Chandra
Black holes revealed
Dark matter detailed
Neutron stars

 

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Paper
Evidence for X-rays from Sources Outside the Solar System, Riccardo Giacconi et al, Physical Review Letters Vol.9, #11 Dec. 1, 1962, pp. 439-443.

Gravity's Fatal Attraction: Black Holes in the Universe, Mitchell Begelman and Martin Rees, Scientific American Library, 1996.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Telescope: A Revolution Through Resolution, Martin Elvis, Sky and Telescope, August, 1999, pp. 44-52.

Electronic
A press release from NASA on the Chandra program.

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