Using data from Chandra observations of 62 nearby galaxies and data from the Spitzer Infrared…
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.
These new images of the planetary nebula Abell 30, which is located 5,500 light-years away…
The above composite image of star cluster Cygnus OB2, which is located about 5,000 light-years…
This extended jet of cosmic materials, traveling near light speed, emerged from a distant galaxy.…
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided evidence that our Milky Way Galaxy is embedded in…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the Max-Planck-ESO telescope,…
Located about 5.7 billion light years from Earth in the Phoenix constellation, the newly discovered…
After 8 and a half days of observations of the spiral galaxy M83, astronomers using…
While studying TW Hydrae, a relatively young star in the TW Hydrae stellar association, astronomers…
Located about 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Orion, protostar V1647 Ori gave astronomers the…
Using three different telescopes, scientists found evidence of a pulsar moving at a speed between…
Using X-ray observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio observations from the Expanded Very…
Observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that a supermassive black hole is being ejected…
New observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory may help explain why some supernova explosions are…
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists discovered a new ultraluminous X-ray source located in spiral…
By the standards of space-based astronomy, NASA’s new NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) telescope that…
Researchers recently made two unanticipated findings when making observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. They…
Astronomers believe that the supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A* located at the center…