The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD

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Tour: Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of Years Jan 18, 2024

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These four images represent a sample of galaxy clusters that are part of the largest and most complete study to learn what triggers stars to form in the universe's biggest galaxies.

Tour: NASA's Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars Nov 30, 2023

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A group of dead stars known as "spider pulsars" are obliterating companion stars within their reach.

Tour: NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole Nov 06, 2023

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Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays using the Chandra and Webb telescopes.

Tour: X-ray Telescopes Reveal the "Bones" of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand Oct 30, 2023

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Chandra's data of MSH 15-52 have been combined with data from NASA's newest X-ray telescope, IXPE to unveil the magnetic field "bones" of this remarkable structure.

Tour: Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s Sep 26, 2023

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Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.

Tour: A Fab Five: New Images With NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Sep 13, 2023

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A new collection of stunning images highlights data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.

Tour: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star Aug 22, 2023

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Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.

Tour: Unexpectedly Calm and Remote Galaxy Cluster Discovered Jul 20, 2023

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Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy cluster with an important quality — providing insight into how these gigantic structures formed and why the universe looks like it does in the present day.

Tour: Cosmic Harmonies: Sonifications From NASA Telescopes Jun 20, 2023

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Three new 'sonifications' of NASA data have been released: R Aquarii, Stephan’s Quintet, and M10.

Tour: Galaxies Go on a Deep Dive and Leave Fiery Tail Behind Jun 06, 2023

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The NGC 4839 group of galaxies is plunging into the Coma galaxy cluster and leaving behind an extraordinary tail of superheated gas.