Image credit: Chandra The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has found rich deposits of neon, magnesium and silicon in a pair of colliding galaxies called The Antennae, located 30 million light-years away. When these hot clouds eventually cool, they’ll serve as enormous nurseries for newborn stars. Astronomers are interested in this collision because it’s very similar to … Continue reading "Chandra Sees Colliding Galaxies"