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  NASA’s Chandra Reveals Stunning Multi-Wavelength Image of Andromeda Galaxy

  NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released a stunning composite image of the Andromeda galaxy, combining data across the electromagnetic spectrum. This multi-wavelength view highlights X-ray flares near the central black hole and pays tribute to Dr. Vera Rubin’s pioneering dark matter research. The image, also presented through a musical son...

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  NASA Chandra Spots Distant X-Ray Jet; Telescope Faces Major Budget Cuts

  NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a massive X-ray jet from quasar J1610+1811, 11.6 billion light-years away. The jet travels at nearly the speed of light, illuminating black hole behavior during the universe’s early era. However, Chandra now faces potential defunding under NASA’s proposed budget. Astronomers warn that cutting Chan...

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  NASA Unveils New Space Sounds From Black Holes Using Sonification

  With the help of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), the US space agency presented three new space sounds.

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  NASA Reveals a Fracture in Huge Cosmic Bone: Everything You Need to Know

  With the use of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, NASA has detected a fracture in the Milky Way. The bone is a galactic center filament that is based at a distance of 26,000 light years from Earth. The fracture would have occurred due to collisions with the neutron star, known as a pulsar, that spins rapidly. The scientists suspect that the fracture w...

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  X-ray Signal from Helix Nebula Suggests Planet Was Destroyed by White Dwarf

  Astronomers have traced decades-old X-ray emissions from the Helix Nebula to a white dwarf possibly consuming planetary debris. Reports suggest a Jupiter-like planet may have been torn apart by the star’s intense gravitational forces. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton indicate that remnants of the destroyed plane...

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  Unusual X-ray Flash in Large Magellanic Cloud Puzzles Astronomers

  A brief yet intense X-ray flash, XRT 200515, was detected in NASA's Chandra telescope data from 2000. The signal, originating from the Large Magellanic Cloud, has left scientists debating its cause. Possible explanations include a neutron star pulling in gas from a companion star or a powerful flare from a distant magnetar. Researchers also specula...

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  James Webb and Chandra Capture Images of Star Clusters in Distant Galaxies

  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have unveiled stunning new images of two star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud. NGC 602, located approximately 200,000 light-years from Earth, showcases active star formation, with dust clouds and ionised gas revealing unique stellar birth conditions. Meanwhile, NGC 2264 featur...

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  Watch: NASA Captures 'Flame-Throwing Guitar' Nebula 'Rocking Out' In Space

  This discovery was made possible by the combined efforts of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. Named Guitar Nebula, it showcases the cosmic artistry of a collapsed star.

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  NASA’s Chandra Telescope Observes Mysterious 'Knots' Blasting from Nearby Black Hole Jets

  NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has unveiled mysterious "knots" in the jet of a supermassive black hole in Centaurus A, a nearby galaxy. These bright, fast-moving features exhibit a higher speed in X-rays than in radio wavelengths, hinting at unexplored physics in black hole jets. Despite financial uncertainties surrounding Chandra's operations,...

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  Chandra X-ray Observatory Spots Unusual Knots in Black Hole Jets

  Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found knots moving at different speeds within jets blasted by the black hole at the centre of the Centaurus A galaxy. The X-ray data revealed that these knots travel faster in X-ray wavelengths than in radio wavelengths. This discovery raises questions about how these jets work, with astronome...

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  Supermassive Black Hole In Milky Way Spinning Rapidly, Taking Shape Of Rugby Ball, Says NASA

  Scientists have been unable to determine Sgr A*'s exact rotational speed, but they are certain that it weighs roughly four million times that of the Sun.

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  NASA Astronomers Solve Mystery Of "Green Monster", Shares Supernova Remnant Pic

  Green Monster: A new composite image contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), infrared data from Webb (red, green, blue), and optical data from Hubble (red and white).

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  NASA Marks New Year 2024 With Stunning Image Of Celestial Fireworks. See Post

  Many countries across the globe bid goodbye to 2023 and ushered in 2024, signalling the start of 12 new months of hope and positivity. NASA also marked the occasion with a stunning image of celestial fireworks created by a stellar explosion.

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  Astronomers Uncover Colossal 13.2 Billion-Year-Old 'Behemoth' Black Hole

  The massive black hole is thought to have been formed by the collapse of gas clouds in a nearby galaxy that included stars.

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  NASA's X-Ray Telescopes Capture Mysterious 'Ghost Hand' In Space

  NASA's new X-ray telescope observed the haunting 'bones' of a ghostly cosmic hand 16,000 light-years from Earth for a record 17 days.