Using archived data, astronomers have put together a new Chandra image of Centaurus A and…
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.
Using images and spectra from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers discovered evidence of shock-heated gas…
Swift’s Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope shows before and after images of supernova SN 2014J, which occurred 12…
Astronomers reveal one of the most powerful black holes known. Located in the center of…
While combing through several years of Chandra data, researchers discovered a black hole destroying a…
Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton telescope present optical and X-ray…
The NASA image of the day shows the supermassive black hole at the center of…
Using data from Chandra and the VLA, astronomers uncovered new evidence for the presence of…
Using data from Chandra, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, and ground-based facilities, scientists have created new…
This two minute NASA video details M60-UCD1, an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy with a mass about…
Released to the public for the first time, this Chandra/ESO image shows NGC 3576.…
To celebrate and support American Archive Month, eight never-before-seen images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory…
NASA researchers are teaming up in the new collaborative program called The Frontier Fields to…
Using Chandra’s high-resolution data collected from 1999 to 2011, astronomers reveal for the first time…
Using Chandra, Hubble, and ground-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy that weighs…
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton, researchers have discovered long arms of hot…
This composite image from NASA’s NuSTAR and the European Southern Observatory shows the Sculptor galaxy,…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers found that less than 1% of the…