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RFEANH1H–NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory as it may appear at about 50,000 miles from the Earth, nearly twice as high as Earth-orbiting g
RM2HHWE3B–Tycho's Supernova Remnant. In 1572, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe observed and studied the explosion of a star that became known as Tycho's supernova. More than four hundred years later, this photo of the supernova remnant shows an expanding bubble of multimillion degree debris (green and red) inside a shell of extremely high energy electrons (filamentary blue) expanding at an estimated 5000 km/s. photo from Chandra X-ray observatory.
RME9TMMG–Chandra X-ray Observatory Eta Carinae Great Eruption Marshall Space Flight Center NASA Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory X-R
RMD98KP5–Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A View from Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Each top panel in the composite shows the entire remnant.
RM2C6ND4N–(23 July 1999) --- This pre-deployment view of the Chandra X-Ray observatory was recorded with the HDTV Camcorder from inside Columbia's crew cabin.
RMDCCX82–The NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed a massive cloud of multimillion-degree captured a Dwarf Galaxy Caught Ramming Into a Large Spiral Galaxy revealed as massive cloud of multimillion-degree gas in a galaxy about 60 million light years from Earth. If confirmed, this discovery would mark the first time such a collision has been detected only in X-rays, and could have implications for understanding how galaxies grow through similar collisions.
RMTXG9R6–Composite of Cassiopeia A supernova remnant across the spectrum: Gamma rays (magenta) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope; X-rays (blue, green) Chandra X-ray Observatory
RMP7EPB9–Great Observatories Unique Views of the Milky Way. In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories -- Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory -- have produced a matched trio of images of the central region of our Milky Way.
RM2K5E43E–Galaxy Cluster IDCS 1426. This multi-wavelength image shows IDCS J1426.5+3508 (IDCS 1426 for short), in X-rays from the Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue, visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope in green, and infrared light from the Spitzer Space Telescope in red. This rare galaxy cluster is located 10 billion light years from Earth and weighs almost 500 trillion Suns. First discovered by the Spitzer Space Telescope in 2012, IDCS 1426 was then observed using Hubble and the Keck Observatory to determine its distance. An optimised version of an original NASA image. Credit: NASA
RM2C432GD–Washington, United States. 23rd June, 2020. Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes near the center of our Milky Way galaxy using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This black hole bounty consists of stellar-mass black holes, which typically weigh between five to 30 times the mass of our Sun. These newly identified black holes were found within three light-years, a relatively short distance on cosmic scales, of the supermassive black hole at our Galaxy's center known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). NASA/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2BAMAMX–'English: This new picture created from images from telescopes on the ground and in space tells the story of the hunt for an elusive missing object hidden amid a complex tangle of gaseous filaments in one of our nearest neighbouring galaxies, the Small Magellanic Cloud. The reddish background image comes from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and reveals the wisps of gas forming the supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 in green. The red ring with a dark centre is from the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the blue and purple images are from the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The
RM2A75DHD–Astronomers using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters. Eventually, all four clusters - each with a mass of at least several hundred trillion times that of the Sun - will merge to form one of the most massive objects in the universe. The new observations show a mega-structure being assembled in a system called Abell 1758, located about 3 billion light-years from Earth. It contains two pairs of colliding galaxy clusters that are heading toward one another. NASA/UPI
RM2BAMAW5–'English: Colour composite image of Centaurus A, revealing the lobes and jets emanating from the active galaxy’s central black hole. This is a composite of images obtained with three instruments, operating at very different wavelengths. The 870-micron submillimetre data, from LABOCA on APEX, are shown in orange. X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are shown in blue. Visible light data from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2 m telescope located at La Silla, Chile, show the stars and the galaxy’s characteristic dust lane in close to true colour.; 28 January 2009; http://www
RM2BAMBH5–'English: This image of Centaurus A shows a spectacular new view of a supermassive black hole's power. Jets and lobes powered by the central black hole in this nearby galaxy are shown by submillimeter data (colored orange) from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope in Chile and X-ray data (colored blue) from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Visible light data from the Wide Field Imager on the Max-Planck/ESO 2.2 m telescope, also located in Chile, shows the dust lane in the galaxy and background stars. The X-ray jet in the upper left extends for about 13,000 light years away from the
RM2JFX27R–A supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which lies about 160,000 light years from Earth. This composite image contains data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory that show heated material in the centre of a shell generated by a supernova explosion. Optical data from Hubble show the glowing pink rim, which is ambient gas being shocked by the blast wave from the supernova, as well as the surrounding star field. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/J.Hughes et al, Optical: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
RFEANH1T–A manned orbital maintenance platform (OMP) approaches NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory for repair and upgrade. Chandra is a spa
RMW03337–Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed a massive cloud of multimillion-degree gas in a galaxy about 60 million light years from Earth. The hot gas cloud is likely caused by a collision between a dwarf galaxy and a much larger galaxy called NGC 1232. If confirmed, this discovery would mark the first time such a collision has been detected only in X-rays, and could have implications for understanding how galaxies grow through similar collisions. An image combining X-rays and optical light shows the scene of this collision. The impact between the dwarf galaxy and the
RMD991T6–Composite of Cassiopeia A supernova remnant across the spectrum: Gamma rays (magenta) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope; X-rays (blue, green) Chandra X-ray Observatory; visible light (yellow) from the Hubble Telescope. Science
RM2C6NCGR–(23 July 1999) --- This pre-deployment view of the Chandra X-Ray observatory backdropped against part of Namibia was recorded with the HDTV Camcorder from inside Columbia's crew cabin.
RME8HXB9–Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and a suite of other telescopes to reveal one of the most powerful black
RMKRHENA–Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that a supermassive black hole at the center of a group of galaxies has erupted multiple times over a period lasting about 50 million years. Evidence for the eruptions can be found in the cavities, or bubbles, carved out of the hot gas that envelops the galaxies and glows in X-rays. This composite image contains the X-rays from Chandra (pink) that have been combined with visible light data (gold). Ngc5813 composite
RME8HTR8–NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has shed new light on the mystery of why giant elliptical galaxies have few, if any, young star
RMKRB2FT–About 2,400 massive stars in the center of 30 Doradus are producing intense radiation and powerful winds as they blow off material. Multimillion-degree gas detected in X-rays (blue) by the Chandra X-ray Observatory comes from shock fronts formed by these stellar winds and by supernova explosions. This hot gas carves out gigantic bubbles in the surrounding cooler gas and dust shown here in infrared emission from the Spitzer Space Telescope (orange). 30 Doradus - The Growing Tarantula Within
RME8HXM8–Chandra X-ray Observatory Hydra A Marshall Space Flight Center Milky Way NASA Type Ia supernova explosions Very Large Array blac
RMKRGHFX–This image shows a composite view of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5044. The stellar component, as observed at optical wavelengths, is shown in white at the centre of the image. The other stars scattered around the image are foreground stars from our own Galaxy. The galaxy is embedded in a hot atmosphere of ionised hydrogen gas, which is shown in blue. With temperatures up to tens of millions of K, the hot gas shines brightly in X-rays and was observed using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Observations show that some of the hot gas cools down and flows towards the centre of the galaxy.
RME8HPGF–Chandra Deep Field North Chandra X-ray Observatory Marshall Space Flight Center NASA SMG 123616.1+621513 Smithsonian Astrophysic
RMKRJ9EF–This is a composite image of the most distant galaxy cluster yet detected. This image contains X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, optical data from the Very Large Telescope (VLT), and optical and infrared data from the Digitized Sky Survey. This record-breaking object, known as JKCS041, is observed as it was when the Universe was just one quarter of its current age. X-rays from Chandra are displayed here as the diffuse blue region, while the individual galaxies in the cluster are seen in white in the VLTs optical data, embedded in the X-ray emission. JKCS 041
RMEH0EAB–A newly discovered cosmic object may help provide answers to some long-standing questions about how black holes evolve and influence their surroundings, according to a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
RMKRJE73–Kevin Schawinski, astrophysicist, Yale University speaks at a press conference announcing black hole findings by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Washington. Using the deepest X-ray image ever taken, Chandra discovered massive black holes were common in the early universe. Photo credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi) Kevin Schawinski, swiss astrophysicist, 2011
!["Mini Supernova" Explosion Could Have Big Impact In Hollywood blockbusters, explosions are often among the stars of the show. In space, explosions of actual stars are a focus for scientists who hope to better understand their births, lives, and deaths and how they interact with their surroundings. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have studied one particular explosion that may provide clues to the dynamics of other, much larger stellar eruptions. A team of researchers pointed the telescope at GK Persei, an object that became a sensation in the astronomical worl Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EN8HP1/quotmini-supernovaquot-explosion-could-have-big-impact-in-hollywood-EN8HP1.jpg ""Mini Supernova" Explosion Could Have Big Impact In Hollywood blockbusters, explosions are often among the stars of the show. In space, explosions of actual stars are a focus for scientists who hope to better understand their births, lives, and deaths and how they interact with their surroundings. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have studied one particular explosion that may provide clues to the dynamics of other, much larger stellar eruptions. A team of researchers pointed the telescope at GK Persei, an object that became a sensation in the astronomical worl Stock Photo")
RMEN8HP1–"Mini Supernova" Explosion Could Have Big Impact In Hollywood blockbusters, explosions are often among the stars of the show. In space, explosions of actual stars are a focus for scientists who hope to better understand their births, lives, and deaths and how they interact with their surroundings. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have studied one particular explosion that may provide clues to the dynamics of other, much larger stellar eruptions. A team of researchers pointed the telescope at GK Persei, an object that became a sensation in the astronomical worl
RMKRJ4DG–The blue color shows Chandra's view in X-ray light. Sources of X-rays include million-degree gas, exploded stars, and material colliding around black holes. Messier 101 (blue component, captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory)
RMKRKDCA–An extraordinary ribbon of hot gas trailing behind a galaxy like a tail has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This ribbon, or X-ray tail, is likely due to gas stripped from the galaxy as it moves through a vast cloud of hot intergalactic gas. With a length of at least 250,000 light years, it is likely the largest such tail ever detected. The newly discovered tail is seen in this composite image of X-rays (blue) and optical data (yellow). Zwicky 8338
RFEANH1R–A manned orbital maintenance platform (OMP) rendezvouses with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory for maintenance and upgrade. Floo
RMKRJ7CD–RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming within the Milky Way galaxy about 4,000 light years from Earth. This is a complicated region that contains young star clusters, including one that is deeply embedded in a cloud of molecular hydrogen. By using data from different telescopes, astronomers determined that star birth in this region is being triggered by the effect of nearby, massive young stars. This image is a composite of X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue) and infrared emission detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (red and orange). More than 400 X-ra
RMW0MMA2–Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed a massive cloud of multimillion-degree gas in a galaxy about 60 million light years from Earth. The hot gas cloud is likely caused by a collision between a dwarf galaxy and a much larger galaxy called NGC 1232. If confirmed, this discovery would mark the first time such a collision has been detected only in X-rays, and could have implications for understanding how galaxies grow through similar collisions. An image combining X-rays and optical light shows the scene of this collision. The impact between the dwarf galaxy and the
RMKRB26K–Evidence for a pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy has been found in data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This main image is a composite of X-rays from Chandra (blue) and optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope (orange and yellow) of the spiral galaxy NGC 3393. Meanwhile, the inset box shows the central region of NGC 3993 as observed just by Chandra. Two separate peaks of X-ray emission (roughly at 11 o'clock and 4 o'clock) can clearly be seen in the inset box. These two sources are black holes that are actively growing, generating X-ray emission as gas falls
RM2C6NC4W–(23 July 1999) --- The Chandra X-Ray observatory and its upper stage were captured during separation from the Space Shuttle Columbia with the STS-93 HDTV Camcorder inside the crew cabin.
RMW0MG09–This NASA image released on January 5, 2009, shows Evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Magellan telescopes suggest a star was torn apart by an intermediate-mass black hole in a globular cluster. In this image, X-rays from Chandra are shown in blue and are overlaid on an optical image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The Chandra observations show that this object is a so-called ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX). An unusual class of objects, ULXs emit more X-rays than stars, but less than quasars. Their exact nature has remained a mystery, but one suggestion is that some ULXs a
RMW0MK3Y–This undated NASA images taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory shows the star-forming region, 30 Doradus. This formation is one of the largest located close to the Milky Way and consists of about 2,400 massive stars, November 28, 2011. UPI/NASA
RMW0GMBM–This undated NASA composite image shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4151. X-rays (blue) from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are combined with optical data (yellow) showing positively charged hydrogen (H II) from observations with the 1-meter Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope, December 31, 2011. UPI/NASA
RMKRF0E3–SN 2006gy is the brightest stellar explosion ever recorded and may be a long-sought new type of supernova, according to observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (bottom right panel) and ground-based optical telescopes (bottom left). This discovery indicates that violent explosions of extremely massive stars, depicted in the artist's illustration (top panel), were relatively common in the early universe. These data also suggest that a similar explosion may be ready to go off in our own Galaxy. Bright Supernova Sn2006gy
RMW0MK3T–The star-forming region, 30 Doradus, is one of the largest located close to the Milky Way and is found in the neighboring galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud. About 2,400 massive stars in the center of 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, are producing intense radiation and powerful winds as they blow off material. Multimillion-degree gas detected in X-rays (blue) by the Chandra X-ray Observatory comes from shock fronts -- similar to sonic booms --formed by these stellar winds and by supernova explosions. This hot gas carves out gigantic bubbles in the surrounding cooler gas and dust sho
RF2AD84HP–This composite image shows the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745 (MACS J0717, for short), where four separate galaxy clusters have been involved in a collision -- the first time such a phenomenon has been documented. Hot gas is shown in an image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, and galaxies are shown in an optical image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The hot gas is color-coded to show temperature, where the coolest gas is reddish purple, the hottest gas is blue, and the temperatures in between are purple. The repeated collisions in MACS J0717 are caused by a 13-million-ligh
RMW0MG7E–An undated NASA composite image of the galaxy cluster Abell 3627 shows X-rays from Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue, optical emission in yellow and emission from hydrogen light in red, of two tails of X-ray emission trailing behind a galaxy. At the front of the tail is the galaxy ESO 137-001. The brighter of the two tails has been seen before and extends for about 260,000 light years. The detection of the second, fainter tail was a surprise to the scientists. UPI/NASA
RM2D5EBKA–French Space shuttle Columbia astronaut Michel Tognini appears at the post-landing press conference at the Kennedy Space CenterJuly 28. The Space Shuttle Columbia is back after a five-day mission to deploy the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
RMW0MN00–This NASA image captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory on January 21, 2014 shows a supernova soon after it exploded in the Messier 82, or M82, galaxy..UPI/NASA/CXC/SAO
RMW0MBRC–This undated NASA images taken by the Chandra X-ray observatory shows the Westerlund 2 star cluster. The cluster has an an estimated age of about one or two million years and contains some of the hottest, brightest and most massive stars known. (UPI Photo/NASA)
RMGE4J1M–At Launch Pad 39B, the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay doors close around the Chandra X-ray Observatory inside, while workers monitor the activity. Chandra was the primary payload on mission STS-93, scheduled to launch aboard Columbia July 20 at 12:36 a.m. EDT. The combined Chandra/Inertial Upper Stage, seen here, measured 57 feet long and weighs 50,162 pounds. Fully deployed with solar arrays extended, the observatory measured 45.3 feet long and 64 feet wide. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope, Chandra allowed scientists from around the world to see previously invisible black hole
RMW0MG08–This June 9, 2005 NASA false-color picture shows the supernova remnant of Cassiopeia A. This image is made up of images taken by NASA's, Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. UPI/NASA
RMW0ME4F–This undated NASA image of galaxy Centaurus A shows the jets and lobes of the supermassive black hole at the central of the galaxy. This image was captured by the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope in Chile and X-ray data (colored blue) from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. (UPI Photo/NASA)
RM2C6N5CC–(23 July 1999) --- The Chandra X-Ray observatory and its upper stage were captured during separation from the Space Shuttle Columbia with the STS-93 HDTV Camcorder inside the crew cabin
RMW0MAM3–In this undated NASA image captured by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory two white dwarf stars are seen orbiting each other in the binary star system J0806, located approximately About 1,600 light-years away fro Earth. (UPI Photo/NASA/Tod Strohmayer/GSFC/Dana Berry/Chandra X-Ray Observatory)
![Mission Commander Eileen Collins listens as reporters ask questions after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crewmembers to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5G99J/mission-commander-eileen-collins-listens-as-reporters-ask-questions-after-she-exited-her-t-38-aircraft-at-the-kennedy-space-center-july-16-as-she-arrived-with-other-crewmembers-to-prepare-for-the-launch-of-the-space-shuttle-columbia-collins-is-the-first-female-commander-of-a-space-shuttle-columbia-is-scheduled-for-launch-on-july-20-the-30th-anniversary-of-apollo-11s-moon-landing-in-1969-astronauts-are-expected-to-deploy-the-chandra-x-ray-observatory-on-the-five-day-mission-2D5G99J.jpg "Mission Commander Eileen Collins listens as reporters ask questions after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crewmembers to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D5G99J–Mission Commander Eileen Collins listens as reporters ask questions after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crewmembers to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. ??»
RMW0MMYW–The NASA composite image captured by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton shows a cloud of gas left over from a supernova that occurred 3,700 years ago. The cloud, called Puppis A, is around 7,000 light-years away, and the shock wave is about 10 light-years across. UPI/NASA
RM2J9FRWF–Three NASA telescopes, help astronomers learn more about the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, captured in the latest remarkable image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). The Chandra X-ray Observatory, Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (Swift) all observe X-rays from their positions in Earth orbit. X-rays pass through much of the gas and dust that blocks the optical view of the center of the Galaxy some 27,000 light years from Earth. The new EHT image of the Milky Way's central black hole known as Sagittarius A* (abbreviated as Sgr
RMW0MB18–Eta Carinae is a mysterious, extremely bright and unstable star located about 7,500 light years from Earth, is pictured in this May 4, 2007 NASA photo taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The star is thought to be consuming its nuclear fuel at an incredible rate, while quickly drawing closer to its ultimate explosive demise. When Eta Carinae does explode, it will be a spectacular fireworks display seen from Earth, perhaps rivaling the moon in brilliance. Its fate has been foreshadowed by the recent discovery of SN2006gy, a supernova in a nearby galaxy that was the brightest stellar explosio
RM2K5E442–Region NGC 6357, where radiation from hot, young stars is energising the cooler gas in the cloud that surrounds them. Located in our galaxy about 5,500 light years from Earth, NGC 6357 is a 'cluster of clusters,' containing at least three clusters of young stars, including many hot, massive, luminous stars. This composite image contains X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory; the ROSAT telescope; infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, & optical data from the SuperCosmos Sky Survey made by the UK IR Telescope An optimised version of an original NASA image. Credit: NASA
RMKRF0EJ–SN 2006gy is the brightest stellar explosion ever recorded and may be a long-sought new type of supernova, according to observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (bottom right panel) and ground-based optical telescopes (bottom left). This discovery indicates that violent explosions of extremely massive stars, depicted in the artist's illustration (top panel), were relatively common in the early universe. These data also suggest that a similar explosion may be ready to go off in our own Galaxy. Sn2006gy lick
RMW0MM5D–This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power. The image contains X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), optical light obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (gold) and radio waves from the NSFÕs Very Large Array (pink).. This multi-wavelength view shows 4C+29.30, a galaxy located some 850 million light years from Earth. The radio emission comes from two jets of particles that are speeding at millions of miles per hour away from a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
RMKRJ9HJ–In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory -- have produced a matched trio of images of the central region of our Milky Way galaxy. Each image shows the telescope's different wavelength view of the galactic center region, illustrating the unique science each observatory conducts. Bottom Left - Spitzer's infrared-light observations provide a detailed and spectacular view of the galactic center region. The swirling core of our galaxy harbors hundreds of thou
RF2AD7MRY–NGC 6240 is a peculiar, butterfly- or lobster-shaped galaxy consisting of two smaller merging galaxies. It lies in the constellation of Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder, some 400 million light-years away. Observations with NASA s Chandra X-ray Observatory have disclosed two giant black holes, about 3,000 light-years apart, which will drift toward one another and eventually merge together into a larger black hole. The merging process, which began about 30 million years ago, triggered dramatic star formation and sparked numerous supernova explosions. The merger will be complete in some tens to hund
RMW0MCME–This NASA image obtained by the Chandra X-ray Observatory shows the supermassive black hole located inside of galaxy NGC 4649, located 51 million light years away from Earth. This massive black hole is one of the largest ever recorded in the near galaxies and can only be seen with the help of x-ray imaging. (UPI Photo/NASA)
RM2F5253K–Chandra observations, shown in purple, show x-ray emissions from young stars with masses similar to our Sun. The “Wing” of the Small Magellanic Cloud.
RMW0MCTA–This undated NASA photo composite shows NGC 6543, the Cat's Eye Nebula, made from images captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
RM2CF72TW–The orbiter Columbia, aboard its orbiter transporter system, rolls toward the opening in the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will undergo external tank mating operations. Columbia is scheduled for rollout to Launch Pad 39B on Monday, June 7, for mission STS-93. The primary mission objective will be the deployment of the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, recently renamed the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Mission STS-93 will be the first Space Shuttle commanded by a woman, Commander Eileen M. Collins.
RMW0MB3Y–This undated NASA image obtained from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory shows galaxy Centaurus A and an active supermassive black hole. Opposing jets of high-energy particles can be seen extending to the outer reaches of the galaxy, and numerous smaller black holes in binary star systems are also visible. Centaurus A is the nearest galaxy to Earth that contains a supermassive black hole actively powering a jet. (UPI Photo/NASA)
RM2CF7214–At Launch Pad 39B, the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay doors close around the Chandra X-ray Observatory inside, while workers monitor the activity. Chandra is the primary payload on mission STS-93, scheduled to launch aboard Columbia July 20 at 12:36 a.m. EDT. The combined Chandra/Inertial Upper Stage, seen here, measures 57 feet long and weighs 50,162 pounds. Fully deployed with solar arrays extended, the observatory measures 45.3 feet long and 64 feet wide. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope, Chandra will allow scientists from around the world to see previously invisible black ho
RMW0M349–Solar storms are triggering X-ray auroras on Jupiter that are about eight times brighter than normal over a large area of the planet. These Jovian auroras are hundreds of times more energetic than Earth's 'northern lights,' according to a study using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. These composite images, where X-rays from Chandra (purple) have been combined with an optical image from Hubble, show Jupiter and its aurora during, and two days after, a giant solar storm arrived at the planet in October 2011. This result is the first time that the auroras have been studied in X-ray light
RM2C6N4G0–(23 July 1999) --- The Chandra X-Ray observatory and its upper stage were captured during separation from the Space Shuttle Columbia with the STS-93 HDTV Camcorder inside the crew cabin.
RMW0MNR7–A gigantic tail of X-ray emission, seen here in an image released by NASAÕs Chandra X-ray Observatory on December 21, 2015, has been found behind a galaxy plowing through the galaxy cluster Zwicky 8338. This ribbon, or X-ray tail, is likely due to gas stripped from the galaxy as it moves through a vast cloud of hot intergalactic gas. With a length of at least 250,000 light years, it is likely the largest such tail ever detected. The newly discovered tail is seen in this composite image of X-rays (blue) and optical data (yellow). UPI
RM2C6N5PX–(23 July 1999)--- This 70mm frame shows the Chandra X-Ray observatory, backdropped against a desert area in Namibia, just before its release from Columbia's payload bay. The primary duty of the STS-93 crew was to deploy the world's most powerful X-Ray telescope.
![Mission Commander Eileen Collins speaks with journalists after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crew members to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5BHNA/mission-commander-eileen-collins-speaks-with-journalists-after-she-exited-her-t-38-aircraft-at-the-kennedy-space-center-july-16-as-she-arrived-with-other-crew-members-to-prepare-for-the-launch-of-the-space-shuttle-columbia-collins-is-the-first-female-commander-of-a-space-shuttle-columbia-is-scheduled-for-launch-on-july-20-the-30th-anniversary-of-apollo-11s-moon-landing-in-1969-astronauts-are-expected-to-deploy-the-chandra-x-ray-observatory-on-the-five-day-mission-2D5BHNA.jpg "Mission Commander Eileen Collins speaks with journalists after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crew members to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D5BHNA–Mission Commander Eileen Collins speaks with journalists after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crew members to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. ??»
RMTXHRE9–At Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Station, a Titan IVB rocket stands poised for launch on Feb. 14, 2004. The launch marks the final flight for the Inertial Upper Stage, which has been used since 1982. The IUS has flown more than a dozen times on the Space Shuttle, boosting such high profile satellites as Magellan to Venus, Gallileo to Jupiter, Ulysees to the Sun, and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. (UPI Photo/MARINO / CANTRELL)
RM2D574XK–French Space shuttle Columbia astronaut Michel Tognini appears at the post-landing press conference at the Kennedy Space CenterJuly 28. The Space Shuttle Columbia is back after a five-day mission to deploy the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. CWL/RC
RM2P9M1NX–Space. 17th Jan, 2023. The Enduring Stellar Lifecycle in 30 Doradus. Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up with the Webb telescope to create a new stunning composite image of the Tarantula Nebula. Chandra's X-rays (shown in royal blue and purple) identify extremely hot gas and supernova explosion remnants, while Webb reveals forming baby stars. Unlike most nebulas in our Milky Way, the Tarantula Nebula has a chemical composition similar to that of conditions in our galaxy several billion years ago, when star formation was at its peak. For astronomers, this nebula is the perfect window into h
RM2JBJ340–Space. 2nd June, 2022. This image features a spectacular set of rings around a black hole, captured using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The X-ray images of the giant rings reveal information about dust located in our galaxy, using a similar principle to the X-rays performed in doctor's offices and airports. The black hole is part of a binary system called V404 Cygni, located about 7,800 light years away from Earth. The black hole is actively pulling material away from a companion star with about half the mass of the Sun into a disk around the invisible o
RMKRJ7GH–In 1609, Galileo improved the newly invented telescope, turned it toward the heavens, and revolutionized our view of the universe. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of this milestone, 2009 has been designated as the International Year of Astronomy. Today, NASA's Great Observatories are continuing Galileo's legacy with stunning images and breakthrough science from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. While Galileo observed the sky using visible light seen by the human eye, technology now allows us to observe in many wavelengths, inc
RF2AD7M5N–Intricate wisps of glowing gas float amid a myriad of stars in this image created by combining data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory. The gas is a supernova remnant, cataloged as N132D, ejected from the explosion of a massive star that occurred some 3,000 years ago. This titanic explosion took place in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby neighbor galaxy of our own Milky Way. The complex structure of N132D is due to the expanding supersonic shock wave from the explosion impacting the interstellar gas of the LMC. Deep within the remnant, the Hubble visible ligh
RM2JC7HCD–June 9, 2022 - Earth Atmosphere - There is a deep connection between some of the largest, most energetic events in the universe and much smaller, weaker ones powered by our own Sun. The results come from a long observation with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory of Abell 2146, a pair of colliding galaxy clusters located about 2.8 billion light years from Earth. Galaxy clusters contain hundreds of galaxies and huge amounts of hot gas and dark matter and are among the largest structures in the universe. Collisions between galaxy clusters release enormous amounts of energy unlike anything witnessed
RME44338–A galactic fireworks display taking place in NGC 4258, also known as M106, a spiral galaxy like our Milky Way involving a giant black hole, shock waves and vast reservoirs of gas captured by the Chandra Space X-Ray Telescope July 2, 2014.
RM2P7TXAG–Usa. 8th Mar, 2023. FILE: Former astronaut Eileen Collins sits at the pilot's station aboard space shuttle Discovery during a hotfiring procedure on Feb. 2, 1995. Selected by NASA in January 1990, Collins became the first woman pilot of a Space Shuttle and the first woman to command a shuttle mission. Over four mission, STS-63 Discovery, STS-84 Atlantis, STS-93 Columbia, and STS-114 Discovery, she logged over 537 hours in space. Highlights of her missions include the Chandra X-Ray Observatory deployment, scientific experiments, and evaluation of new flight safety procedures. (Credit Image: ©