Chandra X-ray Observatory

- Ages 14+
- 2 sheets with pre-cut pieces
- Full printed illustrated instructions
- Assembled Size: 3.49 x 8.51 x 3.51 cm
- Difficulty: Challenging

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is a telescope specially designed to detect X-ray emission from very hot regions of the Universe such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes. Because X-rays are absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere, Chandra must orbit above it, up to an altitude of 139,000 km (86,500 mi) in space.