Chandra’s new X-ray survey reveals thousands of extreme stellar flares among young stars, shedding light…
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.
Watch as the blast wave from an exploded star moves at nearly 9 million miles…
How do flares, or outbursts, from young stars affect planets that orbit around them? The…
Scientists have coordinated observations of many of the world’s most powerful telescopes of the supermassive…
A new panorama provides an unprecedented X-ray view above and below the center of the…
How hospitable are red dwarf stars, the most common and long-lasting stars in our Galaxy?…
Chandra observations of the Cas A supernova remnant revealed stable titanium bubbles consistent with neutrino-driven…
Data from Chandra, NuSTAR, and ALMA suggest a hidden neutron star lies within SN 1987A,…
Astronomers used Chandra to detect an important type of titanium in the supernova remnant Cas…
Astronomers have announced the first detection of X-rays from Uranus. Uranus, the seventh planet from…
Astronomical data from three new objects have been translated into sound as part of a…
A massive X-ray jet from a distant black hole may solve the mystery of how…
Astronomers may have discovered the most distant jet emitting X-rays. The source of this jet…
What remains of the star that exploded just outside our galaxy in 1987? Debris has…
Astronomers now have evidence from two X-ray telescopes (Chandra and NuSTAR) for a key component…
The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a supermassive black hole has deepened. Despite searching with…
Astronomers recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar yet. J1818.0-1607 is located…
Astronomers have recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar known. This object,…