Chandra :: Photo Album http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/ Chandra Photo Album :: Recent Discoveries en-us Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/m84/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/m84/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST This composite image shows M84, a massive elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, about 55 million light years from Earth. Fingers, Loops and Bays in The Crab Nebula http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/crab/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/crab/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST This image gives the first clear view of the faint boundary of the Crab Nebula's X-ray-emitting pulsar wind nebula. Searching for Primordial Antimatter http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/bullet/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/bullet/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST This view of the Bullet Cluster combines an image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Magellan telescope in Chile. A Galaxy Cluster Mash-up http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/a521/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/a521/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST This composite image shows the galaxy cluster Abell 521, located about 2.9 billion light years from Earth. Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/rcw108/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/rcw108/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming within the Milky Way galaxy about 4,000 light years from Earth. Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/sn1996/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/sn1996/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST This composite image shows the central regions of the nearby Circinus galaxy, located about 12 million light years away. A Galaxy Cluster Makes Its Mark http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/a1689/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/a1689/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST Abell 1689, shown in this composite image, is a massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light years away. A Clash of Clusters Provides Another Clue to Dark Matter http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/macs/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/macs/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Another powerful collision of galaxy clusters has been captured with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope. A Monster Galaxy at the Heart of Perseus Cluster http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/perseus/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/perseus/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST The active galaxy NGC 1275 is also a well-known radio source (Perseus A) and a strong emitter of X-rays due to the presence of a black hole in the center of the galaxy. A Nearby Galaxy Metropolis http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/m87/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/m87/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST This image is a composite of visible (or optical), radio, and X-ray data of the giant elliptical galaxy, M87. M87 lies at a distance of 60 million light years and is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of galaxies.