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Studies On The Black Hole Delivery System Using NASA's Chandra X-Ray And Hubble Space Telescope
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope have been used to study a cluster of stars, nicknamed “Nikhuli," ...
Chandra X-Ray Observatory At 25
The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images ...
Chandra releases new 3D models of cosmic objects
New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models ...
The Trailblazer: A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail – or so it seems. Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory found that this pulsar, know…
Pulsars are the remnants of giant stars that exploded in a supernova. Check out these 7 breathtaking images of pulsars ...
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Witness the Drama and Spectacle of Stellar Death With the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/J.Hughes et al, Optical: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Just as it has seen stars born, Chandra has witnessed their dying. As a star’s central engine begins to ...
A sleeping black hole just woke up - erupting powerful x-ray bursts
A distant galaxy that lay quiet for decades has suddenly stirred, lighting up in dramatic bursts that have caught astronomers ...
When Chandra Shekhar Told Indira Gandhi That Congress Should Now 'Break' - Flashback Files
Chandra Shekhar had the rare ability to express himself candidly without worrying about the political repercussions, writes ...