Chandra Observations Reveal Magnetic Fields in Powerful Radio Jets
New observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal that the X-ray emissions from Pictoris A are produced by rapidly moving charged particles in magnetic fields….
New observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal that the X-ray emissions from Pictoris A are produced by rapidly moving charged particles in magnetic fields….
New Chandra observations reveal a pulsar on the southern edge the Jellyfish Nebula and provide details about the structure and properties of this pulsar. The…
This new image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows the group of galaxies nicknamed the “Cheshire Cat.” X-rays from Chandra show that the two “eye”…
Delta Orionis is a complex star system and constitutes the westernmost star in the “belt” of the Orion constellation. By observing this system NASA’s Chandra…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have determined that the X-ray emission from massive stars arises from shocks. Massive young stars are known to…
This new image of galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 is part of a collection of new images released from the Chandra archive to celebrate American Archive…
Using three X-ray telescopes, astronomers have witnessed stellar debris being blown away after a black hole destroyed the star. This event, dubbed ASASSN-14li, is located…
In over 16 years of operation, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed thousands of objects across space. To commemorate October as American Archive Month, six…
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals evidence that the cluster environment plays an important role in determining the nature of accretion…
Astronomers have discovered giant holes, or cavities, in the hot gas that pervades the Phoenix Cluster, revealing new details about this remarkable system. Galaxy clusters…
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole has revealed some unusual activity, showing an increase in X-ray flares that coincided with the close passage of the…
Using X-ray, radio, and optical data, a team of astronomers has discovered a “radio phoenix” in Abell 1033. This system contains the collision of two…
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope, a team of astronomers has identified the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected in the…
Data from Chandra reveal that a pulsar in orbit around a massive star punched through a circumstellar disk of material, jettisoning a clump of material…
This newly released composite image shows star cluster NGC 1333, which is located roughly 780 light years from Earth. While fireworks only last a short…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured x-ray echoes from a neutron star, allowing astronomers to pinpoint the distance to Circinus X-1 from Earth. Astronomers using…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that a supermassive black hole at the center of a group of galaxies has erupted multiple times over a period…
New research from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals the existence of a population of black holes that is consuming extremely large amounts of material, possibly…