Chandra X-ray Observatory
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…
Deepest X-ray Image Ever Made Contains Mysterious Explosion
Using data from the Chandra observatory, a team of researchers witnessed the most distant X-ray explosion ever observed, and are…
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…
Space Jellyfish Show Types Of Pulsar Wind Nebulas
A series of studies based on data obtained from Chandra X-ray observatory may held shed light on the mysteries of…
Chandra Spots Two Cosmic Heavy-Hitters at Once
At the 229th Meeting of the AAS, an international of researchers shared images of two of the most powerful forces…
Are Supermassive Black Holes Hiding Matter?
A new study produced by researchers from the University of Innsbruck proposes that black holes might be the reason for…
Chandra Image May Rival July 4th Fireworks
While Fourth of July festivities tonight may bring brilliant colors blazing across the night sky, only 23 million light-years away…
Intriguing X-Ray Signal Might be Dark Matter Candidate
Could a strange X-ray signal coming from the Perseus galaxy cluster be a hint of the elusive dark matter in…
What Does a Supernova Sounds Like?
We've all been ruined by science fiction, with their sound effects in space. But if you could watch a supernova…
Amazing New X-Ray Image of the Whirlpool Galaxy Shows it is Dotted with Black Holes
In any galaxy there are hundreds of X-ray binaries: systems consisting of a black hole capturing and heating material from…