Chandra
A Four Cluster Pile-Up
[/caption] Abell 2744, shown above in a composite of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the ESO's Very Large Telescope…
Nearby Galaxy Has Two Monster Black Holes
[/caption] Why does this galaxy appear to be smiling? The answer might be because it has been holding a secret…
Crab Nebula Erupts in a Superflare
[/caption] From a NASA press release: The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times…
What Triggers a Type Ia Supernova? Chandra Finds New Evidence
[/caption] What makes a star go boom? A new look at Tycho’s supernova remnant by the Chandra X-ray telescope has…
Space Telescopes Observe Unprecedented Explosion
[/caption] From a NASA press release: NASA's Swift, Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to study…
New Look Inside Tycho Supernova Remnant Hints at Cosmic Ray Origins
[/caption] The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has taken a brand new, deep look inside the Tycho Supernova Remnant and found a…
Chandra Captures Giant Ring of Black Holes
[/caption] From a Chandra press release: Just in time for Valentine's Day comes a new image of a ring --…
Will the Milky Way’s Black Hole Become ‘Hyperactive’?
[/caption] From a NASA press release: A new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory tells scientists how often the biggest…
Has a Recent, Nearby Supernova Become a Baby Black Hole?
[/caption] Back in 1979, amateur astronomer Gus Johnson discovered a supernova about 50 million light years away from Earth, when…
Even ‘Weakling’ Magnetars are Strong and Powerful
[/caption] The name alone, “magnetar” elicits a magnificent, powerful and strong astronomical object, and most of these “magnetic stars” are…