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18 Dec 14
(XDCP J0044.0-2033)
A galaxy cluster located about 9.6 billion light years from Earth
13 Nov 14
The Milky Way's supermassive black hole, about 26,000 light years from Earth.
21 Oct 14
Six images that combine Chandra data with those from other telescopes.
21 Oct 14
(B1509)
Six images that combine Chandra data with those from other telescopes.
08 Oct 14
A source with unusual pulsations in the M82 galaxy about 11.4 million light years from Earth.
16 Sep 14
An exoplanet about ten times Jupiter's mass located some 330 light years from Earth.
26 Aug 14
A double star system that contains one of the most massive stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
22 Jul 14
The neutron star, also known as a pulsar, is spewing out a blizzard of high-energy particles.
22 Jul 14
This Chandra image of Tycho reveals the dynamics of the explosion in exquisite detail.
24 Jun 14
A giant collection of galaxies immersed in hot gas about 250 million light years from Earth.
07 May 14
A star cluster in the center of the Flame Nebula about 1,400 light years from Earth.
23 Apr 14
Four images of galaxies that have been made using data from both amateur and professional telescopes.
23 Apr 14
Four images of galaxies that have been made using data from both amateur and professional telescopes.
23 Apr 14
(M51)
Four images of galaxies that have been made using data from both amateur and professional telescopes.
23 Apr 14
Four images of galaxies that have been made using data from both amateur and professional telescopes.
20 Mar 14
A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years from Earth.
06 Feb 14
This galaxy contains a gargantuan jet blasting away from a central supermassive black hole.
23 Jan 14
The black hole is in a galaxy cluster located about 3.9 billion light years from Earth.
08 Jan 14
A bright, long duration flare may be the first recorded event of a black hole destroying a star in a dwarf galaxy.