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CHANDRA PLOUGHS UP A SNAKE IN HYDRA A
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This image shows a radio (green and maroon) overlay of the Chandra
X-ray (pink, and blue) image of Hydra A. Large magnetized bubbles
of radio-emitting high energy particles expanding from the center
of the cluster have pushed through the 40 million degree X-ray
emitting gas. As the largest gravitationally bound objects in the
universe, galaxy clusters provide crucial clues for understanding
the origin and fate of the universe. Hydra A is 840 million light
years from Earth.
http://chandra.nasa.gov
The 1997-98 El Niño was truly a global event. The sequence shows
a superimposition of sea surface temperature anomalies on
anomalies of the sea surface elevation. Warmer than normal
temperatures are shown in red and cooler than normal temperatures
are shown in blue.
The STS-103 crew trains for the next shuttle mission, scheduled
for departure from Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 11, 1999. Mission
objectives include repair of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Steve Smith was born in Phoenix, AZ, and raised in San Jose, CA.
He received a B.S. , M.S., and M.B.A. in electrical engineering
from Standford University. He joined NASA in 1989 in the Payload
Operations Branch, with duties including payload integration. He
was selected as an astronaut in 1992. As a crew member and payload
commander, he will have primary responsibility for the servicing
and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope. He will be the lead
space walker in the mission, using his experience from the Hubble
servicing mission in 1997.
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