The Eta Carinae star system reveals new clues about its nature through the X-rays it…
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.
This composite image shows the remnant of a supernova that would have been witnessed on…
Scientists are using Chandra data to help determine what caused the Type Ia supernova SN…
Using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, astrophysicists may have detected an emission line from…
To celebrate Chandra’s 15th anniversary, NASA has released four new images of supernova remnants –…
This new composite image of NGC 4258 shows X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton, a new study of the…
This new image reveals a violent, complex scene of colliding galaxy clusters more than 5…
Astronomers shed new light on the mystery of why giant elliptical galaxies have few young…
Astronomers developed a new technique using data from Chandra and infrared telescopes that furthers our…
This new composite image of Centaurus A was created with X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra…
Amateur astronomers and astrophotographers have combined their optical data with the data from some of…
Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ALMA radio array, astronomers have detected a flow…
Astronomers have discovered that supernova remnant G352.7-0.1 is sweeping up a remarkable amount of material…
Researchers have measured the mass of the El Gordo Galaxy Cluster, calculating the cluster’s mass…
Using data from Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers directly measured the spin of a supermassive black…
This newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows spiral galaxy ESO 137-001. The…
Astronomers have discovered a pulsar that is moving between 2.5 million and 5 million miles…