Chandra Discovers Neutron-Star-Powered Ultraluminous X-Ray Source
In the 1980s, researchers began discovering extremely bright sources of X-rays in the outer portions of galaxies, away from the supermassive black holes that dominate…
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A Deficit of Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Sources in Starburst Galaxies
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have completed a study of active star-forming galaxies, revealing a large deficit in the number of ULXs detected….
Chandra Views Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources
This new Chandra image shows NGC 2207 and IC 2163, which have hosted three supernova explosions in the past 15 years and have produced one…
Extraordinary Outburst From Black Hole in Galaxy M83
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists discovered a new ultraluminous X-ray source located in spiral galaxy M83, which is roughly 15 million light-years from Earth….