Category: Chandra

This image, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 2012, shows an extraordinary outburst from a black hole. Source:: Chandra       

​Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic …

Astronomers have discovered evidence for an extraordinarily long jet of particles coming from a supermassive black hole in the early universe, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray …

Astronomers now have evidence from two X-ray telescopes (Chandra and NuSTAR) for a key component of a famous supernova remnant. This latest study shows that …

Astronomers may have found our galaxy’s first example of an unusual kind of stellar explosion. This discovery, made with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, adds to …

When three galaxies collide, what happens to the huge black holes at the centers of each? A new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and …

In 2020, astronomers added a new member to an exclusive family of exotic objects with the discovery of a magnetar. New observations from NASA’s Chandra …

Astronomers are searching for signs of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy cluster Abell 2261. Scientists think this galaxy underwent a merger with another …

On Earth, amethysts can form when gas bubbles in lava cool under the right conditions. In space, a dying star with a mass similar to …

A study using Chandra and Hubble has given new insight to how habitable planets that orbit the most common type of stars in the Galaxy …

Some supermassive black holes launch powerful beams of material, or jets, away from them, while others do not. Astronomers may now have identified why. Source:: …

Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to record material blasting away from the site of an exploded star at speeds faster than 20 million …

For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco, which is located about 25,000 light years from Earth. Source:: …

Astronomers have discovered what can happen when a giant black hole does not intervene in the life of a galaxy cluster. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray …

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

By combining deep Chandra observations with data from Hubble, Spitzer, and other telescopes, astronomers have identified 28 black holes in an area of the sky …

Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. Source:: 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 …