Chandra X-ray Center Manager Edward Mattison reports on the past year at the CXC. Catch up on the long-term prospects for the observatory, the current state of the HRC, and updates on the peer review and workshop.
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The Chandra Data Archive continues to grow, and not just in terms of the number of observations. Raffaele D'Abrusco describes three new initiatives to make the archive more accessible and easier to cite.
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The Chandra Source Catalog is expanding — the 2.1 release planned for early 2023 will integrate observations conducted from 2015 through 2021, greatly expanding the scope of the CSC. Ian Evans and Rafael Martínez-Galarza explain the changes coming and provide an example of how these new products will enable exciting new investigations.
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In August, a story rippled across social and traditional media about "Sound" from a black hole. The science the story was based on comes from Chandra observations from 2003. How did this story reappear with such impact almost twenty years later?
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This August, over 200 attendees joined us virtually and in Cambridge to discuss supernova remnants and their progenitors as part of our annual workshop. Dan Patnaude summarizes the event, including links to recordings of the talks.
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More than 23 years after SAOImage became SAOImageDS9, the venerable display and analysis program continues to evolve. Read about changes to the software to enable the next 23 years of science—and beyond!
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Over the summer, the Cycle 24 Peer Review was held remotely, recommending 16.0 Ms of observations. Further details on the results of this process are discussed inside, along with notes on the current and planned changes to the proposal process related to the commencement of dual anonymous peer review.
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The next issue of the Chandra Newsletter will come out in Spring 2023, headlined by the return of a featured science article. Further content will include reports from the Project Scientist and the CXO Director, updates on instruments and calibration, and a recap of the 2023 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program selections.
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