For your daily space zing, check out an infographic recently highlighted on the Chandra X-ray Observatory's Google+ page. Called "How…
You know that moment when you're flipping through old digital pictures (on your computer or phone or whatever) and you…
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In the medical field, X-rays are used for finding and diagnosing all sorts of ailments hidden inside the body; in…
Looking almost like a cosmic hyacinth, this image is anything but a cool, Spring flower... it's a portrait of an…
This is just pretty! NASA's Great Observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the Spitzer Infrared…
Every once in a while an astronomy book comes out that combines stunning high-definition images from the world's most advanced…
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This incredible new movie of the Vela pulsar has the unnerving appearance of the Phantom of the Opera – wearing…