The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD
High definition views of Chandra's exciting science Cassiopeia A is the 300-year-old remnant created by the supernova explosion of a massive star. Each Great Observatory image highlights different characteristics of the remnant.
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Chandra's Archives Come to Life
Every year, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory looks at hundreds of ...
Every year, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory looks at hundreds of objects throughout space to help expand our understanding of the Universe.
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A Tour of M82X-2
Ultraluminous X-ray Sources, or ULXs, are unusual objects. They are ...
Ultraluminous X-ray Sources, or ULXs, are unusual objects. They are rare and, as their name implies, give off enormous amounts of X-rays.
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Space Scoop: At the End of the Rainbow
If we look deeper, space has a lot more to ...
If we look deeper, space has a lot more to offer than what our eyes can see.
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Tour of WASP-18
A new study using data from Chandra X-ray Observatory has ...
A new study using data from Chandra X-ray Observatory has shown that a planet is making the star that it orbits act much older than it actually is.
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A Tour of Puppis A
The destructive results of a powerful supernova explosion are seen ...
The destructive results of a powerful supernova explosion are seen in a delicate tapestry of X-ray light in this new image.
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Space Scoop: The Butterfly Hunter
Astronomers using Chandra X-ray Observatory have set out on a ...
Astronomers using Chandra X-ray Observatory have set out on a hunt, to look at as many planetary nebulae as they can.
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A Tour of Eta Carinae
New Chandra data are helping astronomers better understand how the ...
New Chandra data are helping astronomers better understand how the two stars in Eta Carinae interact with one another through powerful winds blowing off their surfaces.
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Space Scoop: Supernova Blast Provides Clues to Age of Binary Star System
A new study of an X-ray binary called Circinus X-1 ...
A new study of an X-ray binary called Circinus X-1 found that it is less than 4,600 years old.
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Space Scoop: Archaeologists of the Universe
This picture shows the aftermath of a collision between two ...
This picture shows the aftermath of a collision between two huge groups of galaxies, which are called galaxy clusters.
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A Tour of M82 SN2014J
Earlier this year, astronomers discovered one of the closest supernovas ...
Earlier this year, astronomers discovered one of the closest supernovas in decades.
