Chandra
Update your Desktop Wallpaper with 25 New Images from Chandra
It’s not always possible to observe the night sky from the surface of the Earth. The blocking effects of the…
NASA is Planning to Shut Down One of the Great Observatories to Save Money
The US Government budget announcement in March left NASA with two billion dollars less than it asked for. The weeks…
Powerful Jets From a Black Hole are Spawning Star Clusters
Supermassive black holes are messy feeders, and when they're gorging on too much material, they can hurl high-energy jets into…
JWST and Chandra Team Up for a Stunning View of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
NASA's long-lived Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up with JWST for the first time, producing this incredibly detailed image of the…
Enjoy the Holiday-Themed Christmas Tree Cluster
Just in time for the holidays, a new composite image of the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) has been released.…
Spider Pulsars are Tearing Apart Stars in the Omega Cluster
Pulsars are extreme objects. They're what's left over when a massive star collapses on itself and explodes as a supernova.…
Chandra and JWST Join Forces in a Stunning Series of Images
NASA scientists have combined data from the James Webb and Chandra observatories to create stunning series of images.
Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course
The early Universe was swimming with dwarf galaxies only a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. They merged…
Chandra’s X-ray Vision Combined With JWST Reveals Even More Details About the Universe
NASA scientist have released images combining the early data from the James Webb Space Telescope with X-ray data taken with…
In Some Places, Black Holes are Tearing Apart Thousands of Stars at a Time
A new study has revealed how supermassive black holes (SMBHs) grow by consuming high-density star clusters