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Chandra X-ray Observatory
Year launched: 1999, Discoveries: Supernovae remnants, x-ray emissions from comets, black holes, Operational Status: Operational
James Webb Space Telescope
Year launched: 2021, Discoveries: First images are of galaxy clusters, star-forming regions, and Jupiter, Operational Status: Operational
Hubble Space Telescope
Year launched: 1990, Discoveries: Hubble Deep Field, accelerating universe, black hole evidence, Operational Status: Operational
Spitzer Space Telescope
Year launched: 2003, Discoveries: Detailed study of galaxies, mapping of the cosmic infrared background, Operational Status: Retired in 2020
Kepler Space Telescope
Year launched: 2009, Discoveries: Thousands of exoplanets, Operational Status: Retired in 2018
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Year launched: 1991, Discoveries: New gamma ray bursts, blazars, Operational Status: Decommissioned in 2000
Herschel Space Observatory
Year launched: 2009, Discoveries: Star formation processes, distant galaxies, Operational Status: Retired in 2013
Voyager 1
Year launched: 1977, Discoveries: Detailed images of Jupiter and Saturn, Operational Status: Operational, but far outside our solar system
Planck
Year launched: 2009, Discoveries: Detailed mapping of the cosmic microwave background, Operational Status: Retired in 2013
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
Year launched: 2009, Discoveries: Numerous asteroids, distant galaxies, stellar nurseries, Operational Status: Reactivated in 2013 as NEOWISE
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