Chandra X-ray Observatory
Supernova Sweeps Away Rubbish In New Composite Image
Shining 24,000 light-years from Earth is an expanding leftover of a supernova that is doing a great cleanup job in…
Three NASA Telescopes Begin Hunt For Earliest Galaxies
Talk about turning back time. Three NASA observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the Spitzer…
Found! Distant Galaxy Spotted Just 650 Million Years After Big Bang
Peering deep into the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of researchers have found an extremely distant galaxy.…
Black Hole Steals Gas From Trillions Of Stars
Got gas? The black hole in galaxy cluster RX J1532.9+3021 is keeping it all for itself and stopping trillions of stars…
Best Evidence Yet for a High-Energy Jet Emanating from the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Jets of high energy particles emanating from a black hole have been detected plenty of times before, but in other…
‘Light Echos’ Reveal Old, Bright Outbursts Near Milky Way’s Black Hole
How's that for a beacon? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked down evidence of at least a couple of past…
“Blue” Exoplanet Now Seen in X-rays for the First Time
In the medical field, X-rays are used for finding and diagnosing all sorts of ailments hidden inside the body; in…
This Supernova Had A ‘Delayed Detonation’
In 2008, astronomers discovered a star relatively nearby Earth went kablooie some 28,000 light-years away from us. Sharp-eyed astronomers, as…
Black Hole Bonanza! Dozens (Potentially) Found In Andromeda As Another Study Probes X-Rays
More than two DOZEN potential black holes have been found in the nearest galaxy to our own. As if that…
How Much Light Has The Universe Created Since the Big Bang?
The universe, most cosmologists tell us, began with a bang. At some point, the lights turned on. How much light…