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The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD
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High definition views of Chandra's exciting science
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Tour: Before Fall Leaves, See Seasonal Offerings from NASA's Chandra
Nov 24Tap to summarizeBefore fall gives way to winter in the northern hemisphere, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has several images that celebrate autumn and its many delights to share.
Transcribe →Tour: NASA's Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth
Sep 18Tap to summarizeA black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded. This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may help explain how some black holes can reach enormous masses relatively quickly after the Big Bang.
Transcribe →Tour: NASA's Chandra Reveals Star's Inner Conflict Before Explosion
Aug 28Tap to summarizeThe star that exploded to become the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant appears to have undergone a dramatic event right before its demise. New evidence from Chandra indicates that the star's interior was violently rearranged just hours before the explosion.
Transcribe →Tour: X-ray, Radio Go 'Hand in Hand' in New NASA Image
Aug 20Tap to summarizeIn 2009, Chandra released a captivating image: a pulsar and its surrounding nebula that is shaped like a hand. Since then, astronomers have used Chandra and other telescopes to continue to observe this object.
Transcribe →Tour: NASA's Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking
Jul 16Tap to summarizeA baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Transcribe →Tour: NASA's Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor
Jun 25Tap to summarizeAstronomers study Andromeda to better understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
Transcribe →Tour: NASA's Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic "Noon"
Jun 9Tap to summarizeA black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
Transcribe →Tour: Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds
Jun 4Tap to summarizeNew observations have captured a powerful cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
Transcribe →Tour: Eccentric 'Star' Defies Easy Explanation, NASA's Chandra Finds
May 28Tap to summarizeScientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects.
Transcribe →Tour: NASA Telescopes Tune Into a Black Hole Prelude, Fugue
May 9, 2025Tap to summarizeThis new trio of sonifications represents different aspects of black holes.
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