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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
What Happens to Their Supermassive Black Holes When Galaxies Collide?
What’s better than two gigantic galaxies swirling into one another until they collide? How about three galaxies swirling into one…
M87’s Black Hole is Firing Out Jets that Travel 99% the Speed of Light
Can black holes be famous? If they can, then the one at the heart of the M87 galaxy qualifies. And…
Astronomers are Continuing to Watch the Shockwaves Expand from Supernova SN1987A, as they Crash Into the Surrounding Interstellar Medium
An international team of researchers was able to accurately measure the effect that a supernova shock wave had on the…
Stunning View of the Crab Nebula Just Got Five Times Better
Images of the Crab Nebula are always a treat because it has such intriguing and varied structure. Also, just knowing…
A Single Wave, Bigger Than the Milky Way, is Rolling Through the Perseus Galaxy Cluster
A team of researchers using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory have spotted a wave of hot gas larger than the Milky…
Supernova Blast Wave Still Visible After 30 Years
30 years ago today, a supernova explosion was spotted in the southern hemisphere skies. The exploding star was located in…