NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Since its launch on July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been NASA's flagship mission for X-ray astronomy, exploring such objects as black holes, exploding stars and clusters of galaxies.
Added on 1 Jan 2009, 00:00 UTC, last updated on 29 Nov 2021, 07:14 UTC
Latest News
- 22 Nov 2021, 17:00 UTC Roasted and Shredded by a Stellar Sidekick
- 25 Oct 2021, 15:00 UTC Chandra Sees Evidence for Possible Planet in Another Galaxy
- 12 Oct 2021, 17:00 UTC When a Stable Star Explodes
- 16 Sep 2021, 18:08 UTC Jingle, Pluck, and Hum: Sounds from Space
- 31 Aug 2021, 17:00 UTC "X-ray Magnifying Glass" Enhances View of Distant Black Holes
- 5 Aug 2021, 17:00 UTC Huge Rings Around a Black Hole
- 15 Jul 2021, 17:00 UTC Chandra Catches Slingshot During Collision
- 2 Jul 2021, 14:32 UTC Galaxy Cluster Travels Down an Intergalactic Highway
- 24 Jun 2021, 17:00 UTC Cosmic Hand Hitting a Wall
- 16 Jun 2021, 17:00 UTC The Give and Take of Mega-Flares From Stars
- 27 May 2021, 17:00 UTC Magnetized Threads Weave Spectacular Galactic Tapestry
- 20 May 2021, 17:00 UTC Chandra Discoveries in 3D Available on New Platform
- 21 Apr 2021, 17:00 UTC Bubbles With Titanium Trigger Titanic Explosions
- 14 Apr 2021, 13:00 UTC Telescopes Unite in Unprecedented Observations of Famous Black Hole
- 31 Mar 2021, 17:00 UTC First X-rays From Uranus Discovered
- 24 Mar 2021, 16:08 UTC Stellar, Galactic, and Black Hole
- 9 Mar 2021, 17:00 UTC Gigantic Jet Spied From Black Hole in Early Universe
- 23 Feb 2021, 17:00 UTC Reclusive Neutron Star May Have Been Found in Famous Supernova
- 8 Feb 2021, 17:00 UTC Rare Blast's Remains Discovered in Milky Way Center
- 14 Jan 2021, 17:00 UTC Galaxies Hit Single, Doubles, and a Triple (Growing Black Holes)
- 8 Jan 2021, 17:00 UTC Chandra Studies Extraordinary Magnetar
- 17 Dec 2020, 17:00 UTC On the Hunt for a Missing Giant Black Hole
- 30 Nov 2020, 17:00 UTC Data Sonification: A New Cosmic Triad of Sound
- 12 Nov 2020, 19:00 UTC A Cosmic Amethyst in a Dying Star
- 30 Oct 2020, 13:01 UTC Assessing The Habitability of Planets Around Old Red Dwarfs
- 22 Oct 2020, 17:00 UTC Einstein's Theory of Relativity, Critical for GPS, Seen in Distant Stars
- 14 Oct 2020, 17:00 UTC The Recipe for Powerful Quasar Jets
- 22 Sep 2020, 15:10 UTC Sounds from Around the Milky Way
- 2 Sep 2020, 17:00 UTC A Montage of Light From Space
- 19 Aug 2020, 17:00 UTC Debris from Stellar Explosion Not Slowed After 400 Years
- 3 Aug 2020, 17:00 UTC Black Hole Fails to Do Its Job
- 15 Jul 2020, 17:00 UTC Cases of Black Hole Mistaken Identity
- 18 Jun 2020, 13:15 UTC X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days
- 2 Jun 2020, 17:00 UTC A New Galactic Center Adventure in Virtual Reality
- 29 May 2020, 17:00 UTC Black Hole Outburst Caught on Video
- 29 May 2020, 13:12 UTC Black Hole Outburst Caught on Video
- 11 May 2020, 17:00 UTC Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters
- 11 May 2020, 13:00 UTC Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters
- 23 Apr 2020, 18:19 UTC Star Survives Close Call with a Black Hole
- 23 Apr 2020, 17:00 UTC Star Survives Close Call with a Black Hole
- 8 Apr 2020, 17:00 UTC Universe's Expansion May Not Be The Same In All Directions
- 8 Apr 2020, 17:00 UTC Universe's Expansion May Not Be The Same In All Directions
- 19 Mar 2020, 17:00 UTC Chandra Data Tests "Theory of Everything"
- 19 Mar 2020, 15:14 UTC Chandra Data Tests "Theory of Everything"
- 27 Feb 2020, 17:00 UTC Record-Breaking Explosion by Black Hole Spotted
- 27 Feb 2020, 17:00 UTC Record-Breaking Explosion by Black Hole Spotted
- 20 Feb 2020, 17:00 UTC A Cosmic Jekyll and Hyde
- 20 Feb 2020, 16:08 UTC A Cosmic Jekyll and Hyde
- 29 Jan 2020, 17:00 UTC Stellar Explosions and Jets Showcased in New Three Dimensional Visualizations
- 22 Jan 2020, 17:00 UTC Stellar Explosions and Jets Showcased in New Three Dimensional Visualizations
