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Chandra X-Ray Observatory At 25
The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images from the observatory to mark the anniversary. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...
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Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists
"Have you ever flipped through old photo albums and suddenly found something fascinating hidden in the background of a ...
Black Hole Sounds - Chandra X-Ray Observatory Data Sonified
Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the Perseus galaxy cluster black hole and M87's jet have been turned into sound by ...
'Remarkable' cosmic explosion discovered in decades-old X-ray data
The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has ...
Scientists see powerful explosion from mysterious, unknown object in space
Scientists have seen a powerful explosion from a mysterious, unknown object in space. Researchers do not know where the ...
Observations investigate long-term X-ray variability of young stellar object HL Tauri
Using ESA's XMM-Newton satellite and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, astronomers have observed a young stellar object known ...
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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...
Red Dwarf Fury: How Wolf 359’s Radiation May Fry Alien Atmospheres
Wolf 359, a red dwarf star just 7.8 light-years away, could host planets, but extreme X-ray and ultraviolet radiation make ...
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars
Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...
‘James Webb in danger’: The best years of NASA’s most powerful telescope could be cut short
NASA’s James Webb Telescope faces a 20% budget cut, risking its groundbreaking discoveries. Hubble and Chandra also face cuts ...
Pulsars are the remnants of large stars that exploded in a supernova. They are made up of a collection of neutrons, and have strong magnetic fields that accelerate particles ...
Pulsars are the remnants of large stars that exploded in a supernova. Check out these 7 stunning pulsar images shared by NASA.
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Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists
The research team, led by Steven Dillmann of Stanford University was scouring decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory when it spotted a powerful (but brief) blast of X-rays coming ...