Astronomers have discovered a special kind of neutron star for the first time outside of…
Browsing: Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is NASA’s flagship space telescope for observing the universe in high-energy X-ray light, offering unparalleled insight into some of the most extreme and energetic phenomena in the cosmos. Launched in 1999, Chandra has revealed detailed views of supernova remnants, black holes, neutron stars, galaxy clusters, and dark matter through its ultra-sensitive imaging and spectroscopy. Its observations have transformed our understanding of the life cycles of stars, the behavior of matter under extreme conditions, and the structure of the universe. Explore this page for the latest discoveries, mission updates, and cosmic insights from Chandra.
Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes located near the center of our…
Perseus Cluster A gigantic and resilient “cold front” is hurtling through the Perseus galaxy cluster…
Astronomers think that our Sun was born in a stellar cluster about 4.6 billion years…
Cataclysmic variable stars (CVs) are white dwarf stars that are accreting from an orbiting, low-mass…
Astronomers have used Chandra to study a gigantic and resilient “cold front” in the Perseus…
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory launch into space. The…
In the 1980s, scientists started discovering a new class of extremely bright sources of X-rays…
A team of astrophysicists and planetary scientists has predicted that Neptune-like planets located near the…
The biggest black holes in the Universe are growing faster than the rate of stars…
The galaxy Arp 220 is ultraluminous (defined as having more than about 300 times the…
A rapidly growing black hole — known as an active galactic nuclei — has been…
A new visualization provides an exceptional virtual trip — complete with a 360-degree view —…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxogmyY_V_Q A new project using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes allows…
Astronomers studying the Toothbrush Cluster with new radio observations combined with other wavelengths have been…
An innovative interpretation of X-ray data from a cluster of galaxies could help scientists fulfill…
A new Chandra image shows the location of several elements produced by the explosion of…
Correction: A follow-up paper by Barth & Stern (2018) has shown that the evidence for…