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Article: Chandra: he thought long and deep about our universe.(Biography)
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- Highlights for Children
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- July 1, 2000
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Its full name is "The Chandra X-Ray Observatory," but almost everyone calls it Chandra. Launched into orbit in 1999, the powerful X-ray telescope was named in honor of one of the most respected astrophysicists of the twentieth century. His name was Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, but almost everyone called him Chandra.
In July of 1930, Chandra left India to study in England. Soon after the voyage began, his ship entered rough waters. Chandra became seasick and lonely. After all, he was only nineteen, and he missed his relatives and friends.
But Chandra was no ordinary teenager. He already had a university degree in physics, and was now on his way to ...