{"product_id":"9781588345882","title":"Chandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by NASA's Premier X-Ray Observatory","description":"On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray   telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e.   Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is  largely  hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In \u003ci\u003eChandra's Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e,   the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra science   spokesperson Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories   to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face  of  the universe. The book is organized in three parts: \"The Big,\"  covering  the cosmic web, dark energy, dark matter, and massive clusters  of  galaxies; \"The Bad,\" exploring neutron stars, stellar black holes,  and  supermassive black holes; and \"The Beautiful,\" discussing stars,   exoplanets, and life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChandra has imaged the spectacular,   glowing remains of exploded stars and taken spectra showing the   dispersal of their elements. Chandra has observed the region around the   supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way and traced the   separation of dark matter from normal matter in the collision of   galaxies, contributing to both dark matter and dark energy studies.   Tucker explores the implications of these observations in an   entertaining, informative narrative aimed at space buffs and general   readers alike.","brand":"Smithsonian Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137908654320,"sku":"9781588345882","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588345882_p0.jpg?v=1763807701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588345882","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}