Category: Chandra

The central region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an exotic collection of objects. Source:: Chandra       

Astronomers used Chandra to perform a test of string theory, a possible “theory of everything” that would tie all of known physics together. Source:: Chandra

Black holes are famous for ripping objects apart, including stars. But now, astronomers have uncovered a black hole that may have sparked the births of

In the Phoenix constellation, astronomers have confirmed the first example of a galaxy cluster where large numbers of stars are being born at its core.

Astronomers have confirmed the first example of a galaxy cluster where large numbers of stars are being born at its core. Source:: Chandra       

Astronomers using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters.

A new image of the Tycho supernova remnant from Chanda shows a pattern of bright clumps and fainter holes in the X-ray data. Source:: Chandra

Astronomers have spotted three giant black holes within a titanic collision of three galaxies. Several observatories, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other NASA space

There’s an adage that it’s not healthy to skip meals. Apparently, a supermassive black hole in the center of a galaxy millions of light years

In a galaxy hosting a structure nicknamed the “Teacup,” a galactic storm is raging. Source:: Chandra       

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory detects a coronal mass ejection from a star other than the Sun for the first time. Source:: Chandra       

Isolated for billions of years, a galaxy with more dark matter packed into its core than expected has been identified by astronomers using data from

A bright burst of X-rays has been discovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in a galaxy 6.6 billion light years from Earth. This event likely

Fancy a cup of cosmic tea? This one isn’t as calming as the ones on Earth. In a galaxy hosting a structure nicknamed the “Teacup,”

We all know bubbles from soapy baths or sodas. These bubbles of everyday experience on Earth are only a few inches across, and consist of

A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton suggests that dark energy may have varied over cosmic time. Source:: Chandra

The Abell 2597 galaxy cluster shows the first clear evidence for the simultaneous inward and outward flow of gas being driven by a supermassive black

Astronomers have detected a bright X-ray outburst from a star in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy almost 200,000 light years from Earth. A

Hidden in a distant galaxy cluster collision are wisps of gas resembling the starship Enterprise — an iconic spaceship from the “Star Trek” franchise. Source::

Scientists have confirmed the identity of the youngest known pulsar in the Milky Way galaxy using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result could

Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to capture a dramatic image of an enormous tail of hot gas stretching for more than

Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a ring of black holes or neutron stars in a galaxy 300 million light years from

Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a ring of black holes or neutron stars in a galaxy 300 million light years from

This week in 1999, the space shuttle Columbia, mission STS-93, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a four-day mission to deliver the Chandra X-ray

The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, contains the young star cluster NGC 6611. It also the site of the spectacular star-forming region known

Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

In some ways, star clusters are like giant families with thousands of stellar siblings. These stars come from the same origins – a common cloud

Next year marks the 20th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory launch into space. The Crab Nebula was one of the first objects that Chandra

Researchers using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have identified a fourth ultraluminous X-ray source, or ULX, as being a neutron star, and found new

Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy snacking on gas and then “burping” – not once, but twice. Source:: Chandra       

Due to its unique evolutionary status, Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is one of the most intensely studied of these supernova remnants. Source:: Chandra       

Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to make the first X-ray detection of a gravitational wave source. Chandra was one of multiple observatories to

For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco. When the system erupted on February 6, 2014, however, scientists

More than a hundred years after Swift’s discovery of the “starburst” galaxy IC 10, astronomers are studying IC 10 with the most powerful telescopes of

The giant molecular cloud known as W51 is one of the closest to Earth at a distance of about 17,000 light years. Because of its