Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA’s Chandra Peers Into Densest and Weirdest Stars
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The supernova remnant 3C 58 contains a spinning neutron star, known as PSR J0205+6449, at its center. Astronomers studied this neutron star ...
Brilliant Supermassive Black Hole Defies Expectations
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Astronomers studying the quasar H1821+643 found it less impactful on its environment than expected, challenging typical black hole behavior. Credit: SciTechDaily.com The ...
NASA’s Chandra Identifies an Underachieving Black Hole
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This image shows a quasar, a rapidly growing supermassive black hole, which is not achieving what astronomers would expect from it, as reported in ...
Supermassive Black Hole In Milky Way Spinning Rapidly, Taking Shape Of Rugby Ball
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The black hole Sagittarius A* is located about 26,000 light-years away from Earth. The centre of our Milky Way galaxy is home ...
Telescopes Reveal Rapid Spin of Milky Way’s Black Hole Warping Spacetime
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This artist’s illustration shows a cross-section of the supermassive black hole and surrounding material in the center of our galaxy. The black ...
NASA Brings “Christmas Tree Cluster” to Life
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The “Christmas Tree Cluster,” NGC 2264, is a cluster of young stars in the Milky Way, about 2,500 light-years from Earth. This ...
The Mysterious Ghost Hand Discovered by NASA’s X-Ray Telescopes
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By combining data from Chandra and IXPE, astronomers are learning more about how a pulsar is injecting particles into space and shaping ...