Astronomers are searching for signs of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy cluster Abell…
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.
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Chandra has found a bubble of ultra-hot gas at the center of a planetary nebula.…
What do Albert Einstein, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and a pair of stars 200,000…
Some supermassive black holes launch powerful beams of material, or jets, away from them, while…
Humanity has “eyes” that can detect all different types of light through telescopes around the…
Not so long ago, astronomers mapped a galaxy far, far away using radio waves and…
Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to record material blasting away from the site…
A new study reveals what happens when a supermassive black hole in the center of…
Astronomers have discovered what can happen when a giant black hole does not intervene in…
For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco,…
Astronomers have reported the first detection of X-rays from the earliest phase of evolution of…
A new study, based on data from ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatories, sheds…
Astronomers may have discovered a new kind of survival story: a star that had a…
Astronomers used Chandra to perform a test of string theory, a possible “theory of everything”…
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space observatories, along with radio telescopes on…
The biggest explosion seen in the universe has been found. This record-breaking, gargantuan eruption came…
Orange Dwarf Stars Most Likely to Host Planets To date astronomers have discovered over 4,000…