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IMAGE: This adaptation of the 3D model of IC 443, a supernova remnant, has been optimized for virtual reality (VR). The outer blast wave of the explosion is bright blue, while. view more
Credit: NASA/CXC/Brown Univ./A. Dupuis et al.
A collection of the 3D objects from NASA s Chandra X-ray Observatory is now available on a new platform from the Smithsonian Institution. This will allow greater access to these unique 3D models and prints for institutions like libraries and museums as well as the scientific community and individuals in the public.
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of NASA s Great Observatories (along with the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Compton Gamma-ray Observatory). Chandra, the world s most powerful X-ray telescope, is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Massachusetts.