X-ray & Optical Images of IC 10
IC 10 is a starburst galaxy that has many new stars forming within it. Chandra observations taken over a decade reveal 110 X-ray sources in IC 10, including about a dozen that are black holes and neutron stars feeding off gas from young, massive stellar companions (systems known as "X-ray binaries"). Some of these pairs may eventually form systems that merge and emit gravitational waves. These images of IC 10 show X-ray data from Chandra and an optical image taken by amateur astronomer Bill Snyder.
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UMass Lowell/S.Laycock et al. Optical: Bill Snyder Astrophotography)