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NASA's Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting - NASA
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal ridges thought to be a tunnel, that releases hot gas from the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center.NASA
NASA's Chandra Releases Doubleheader of Blockbuster Hits - NASA
New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky — the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A — are being released from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. EachLee Mohon (NASA)
Stunning Echo of 800-year-old Explosion - NASA
In the year 1181 a rare supernova explosion appeared in the night sky, staying visible for 185 consecutive days. Historical records show that theNASA
NASA's Chandra Identifies an Underachieving Black Hole - NASA
This image shows a quasar, a rapidly growing supermassive black hole, which is not achieving what astronomers would expect from it, as reported inNASA
Listen to the Universe: New NASA Sonifications and Documentary - NASA
Three new sonifications of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have been released in conjunction with a new documentary aboutLee Mohon (NASA)
Stellar Beads on a String - NASA
Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded in the system known as SDSS J1531+3414 (SDSS J1531 for short).NASA
Stellar Beads on a String - NASA
Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded in the system known as SDSS J1531+3414 (SDSS J1531 for short).NASA
Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick - NASA
This artist’s illustration depicts the findings of a new study about the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy called Sagittarius A*NASA
When Dead Stars Collide! - NASA Science
In October 2017, for the first time, astronomers observed light and gravitational waves from the same source.science.nasa.gov
Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of Years - NASA
Astronomers have completed the largest and most detailed study of what triggers a star birth in the universe’s biggest galaxies, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.NASA
NASA Scientists Discover a Novel Galactic ‘Fossil’ - NASA Science
Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have discovered X-ray activity that sheds light on the evolution of galaxies. The X-rays outline giant clouds of cold gas in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4945.science.nasa.gov
Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of Years - NASA
Astronomers have completed the largest and most detailed study of what triggers a star birth in the universe’s biggest galaxies, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.NASA
NASA Telescopes Chase Down "Green Monster" in Star's Debris - NASA
For the first time astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope to study theNASA
NASA Features New Discoveries at American Astronomical Society Meeting - NASA Science
Experts will discuss new research from NASA missions at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), on topics ranging from planets outside our solar system to fleeting, high-energy explosions in the universe.science.nasa.gov
NASA Telescopes Start the Year With a Double Bang - NASA
A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two, exploded stars. This supernova remnant is knownNASA
Telescopes Illuminate 'Christmas Tree Cluster' - NASA
This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, inNASA
Telescopes Illuminate 'Christmas Tree Cluster' - NASA
This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, inNASA
Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars - NASA
A group of dead stars known as “spider pulsars” are obliterating companion stars within their reach. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-rayNASA
Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars - NASA
A group of dead stars known as “spider pulsars” are obliterating companion stars within their reach. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-rayNASA
NASA Telescope Data Becomes Music You Can Play - NASA
For millennia, musicians have looked to the heavens for inspiration. Now a new collaboration is enabling actual data from NASA telescopes to be usedLee Mohon (NASA)
NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole - NASA
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet seen in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. The black hole is at an early stage of growth that hadLee Mohon (NASA)
NASA X-ray Telescopes Reveal the "Bones" of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand - NASA
NASA's Chandra and IXPE data have been used to examine the pulsar wind nebula known as MSH 15-52 which is well-known for its shape that resembles that of a ghostly cosmic hand.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)