Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched by which space agency?

Options:

ISRO

NASA

European Space Agency

Space X

Correct Answer:

NASA

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - NASA

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of NASA's Great Observatories, alongside the Hubble Space Telescope and others. It was launched in 1999 and has been studying the universe in X-rays ever since. While international collaboration exists in many space endeavors, Chandra was a NASA-led mission.