Great Observatories program

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NASA space observatory program astronomy program

The Great Observatories program is a NASA initiative comprising a suite of space-based telescopes operating across different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum to provide complementary views of the universe.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
NASA Great Observatories program	2
Chandra X-ray Observatory	1
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory	1
NASA Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA space observatory program ⓘ astronomy program ⓘ
agency	NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ
contributesTo	measurement of cosmological parameters ⓘ study of exoplanetary systems ⓘ study of galaxy evolution ⓘ study of star formation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataUse	archival data widely used by the astronomical community ⓘ
designedFor	comprehensive multiwavelength study of the same astronomical targets ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ
focusesOn	black holes ⓘ cosmology ⓘ galaxies ⓘ stars ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ
fundingAgency	NASA ⓘ
hasType	space-based observatory program ⓘ
impact	produced iconic astronomical images used in public outreach ⓘ transformed understanding of high-energy astrophysical phenomena ⓘ
includes	Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
notableFor	coordinated observations between space telescopes ⓘ multiwavelength observations of astronomical objects ⓘ
observationPlatform	Earth orbit ⓘ
observatoryCount	4 ⓘ
observes	electromagnetic spectrum ⓘ
observesBand	X-ray ⓘ gamma-ray ⓘ infrared ⓘ ultraviolet ⓘ visible light ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
purpose	to provide complementary observations of the universe across the electromagnetic spectrum ⓘ
relatedProgram	Great Observatories program self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NASA Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey
scientificDiscipline	observational astronomy ⓘ space science ⓘ
startEra	late 20th century ⓘ
status	partially active ⓘ
telescopeRole	Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ surface form: Chandra X-ray Observatory provides X-ray observations Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ surface form: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory provided gamma-ray observations Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ surface form: Hubble Space Telescope provides optical and ultraviolet observations Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ surface form: Spitzer Space Telescope provided infrared observations

Referenced by (6)

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Hubble Space Telescope → partnerObservatory → Great Observatories program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

Hubble Space Telescope → partnerObservatory → Great Observatories program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Chandra X-ray Observatory → program → Great Observatories program ⓘ

this entity surface form: NASA Great Observatories program

Hubble Space Telescope → program → Great Observatories program ⓘ

Spitzer Space Telescope → program → Great Observatories program ⓘ

this entity surface form: NASA Great Observatories program

Great Observatories program → relatedProgram → Great Observatories program self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NASA Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey