Researchers revealed that the black hole’s spinning speed could provide an ‘incredibly powerful kick’ to…
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.
Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, spins at a rate…
A new study may help settle the question of how rapidly the Milky Way’s supermassive…
Researchers reveal 30 Dor B, a supernova remnant, to be a complex site of multiple…
SN 1006, a supernova observed over a millennium ago, has been extensively studied using NASA’s…
NGC 2264, the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” is a star cluster in the Milky Way, depicted…
Astronomers have found the most distant X-ray black hole, challenging our understanding of supermassive black…
A key indicator of a growing supermassive black hole – X-ray emission – has been…
NASA’s X-ray telescopes have unveiled the magnetic “bones” of a hand-shaped space structure, offering profound…
NASA’s Chandra and IXPE telescopes unveil the magnetic “bones” of the “hand”-shaped pulsar wind nebula,…
Astronomers uncover details of a massive star, ASASSN-14li, devoured by a black hole, challenging previous…
A giant black hole 290 million light-years away destroyed a large star and threw its…
Contradicting long-standing theories, a recent study has found that x-ray emissions from black hole jets…
The unexpectedly lonely galaxy 3C 297, discovered 9.2 billion light-years from Earth, has challenged existing…
Chandra X-ray Observatory Helps Astronomers Discover a Surprisingly Lonely Galaxy There is a surprisingly lonely…
New research reveals that supernovae can pose an additional, previously unidentified threat to nearby planets.…
A Texas Tech astronomer is leading a team awarded a highly competitive Chandra program to…
Researchers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have studied the powerful winds in the center of…