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 18 Jun 2020, 13:15 UTC
Latest News
- 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
- 6 Jan 2020, 17:00 UTC Famous Black Hole Has Jet Pushing Cosmic Speed Limit
- 6 Jan 2020, 17:00 UTC Famous Black Hole Has Jet Pushing Cosmic Speed Limit
- 5 Jan 2020, 17:00 UTC NASA's Great Observatories Help Astronomers Build a 3D Visualization of Exploded Star
- 17 Dec 2019, 16:00 UTC Galaxy Gathering Brings Warmth
- 26 Nov 2019, 15:50 UTC Black Hole Nurtures Baby Stars a Million Light Years Away
- 18 Nov 2019, 18:08 UTC A Weakened Black Hole Allows Its Galaxy to Awaken
- 30 Oct 2019, 17:00 UTC Combing Through the "X-ray Files"
- 24 Oct 2019, 18:00 UTC Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making
- 17 Oct 2019, 18:04 UTC The Clumpy and Lumpy Death of a Star
- 25 Sep 2019, 19:24 UTC Found - Three Black Holes On Collision Course
- 11 Sep 2019, 17:22 UTC Scientists Discover Black Hole Has Three Hot Meals a Day
- 26 Aug 2019, 15:03 UTC The Latest Look at "First Light" from Chandra
- 8 Aug 2019, 17:00 UTC Cloaked Black Hole Discovered in Early Universe using NASA's Chandra
- 23 Jul 2019, 13:20 UTC NASA\'s Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
- 3 Jul 2019, 17:00 UTC X-rays Spot Spinning Black Holes Across Cosmic Sea
- 25 Jun 2019, 19:00 UTC Galaxy Clusters Caught in a First Kiss
- 18 Jun 2019, 18:20 UTC Does the Gas in Galaxy Clusters Flow Like Honey?
- 3 Jun 2019, 14:23 UTC Heart of Lonesome Galaxy is Brimming with Dark Matter
- 31 May 2019, 18:24 UTC A Giant Stellar Eruption Detected for the First Time
- 8 May 2019, 17:00 UTC Chandra Finds Stellar Duos Banished from Galaxies
- 16 Apr 2019, 18:22 UTC A New Signal for a Neutron Star Collision Discovered
- 10 Apr 2019, 13:27 UTC Chandra Captures X-rays in Coordination with Event Horizon Telescope
- 21 Mar 2019, 19:41 UTC Galactic Center Visualization Delivers Star Power
- 14 Mar 2019, 16:00 UTC Storm Rages in Cosmic Teacup
- 28 Feb 2019, 16:22 UTC Galactic Bubbles Play Cosmic Pinball with Energetic Particles
- 14 Feb 2019, 15:00 UTC Where is the Universe Hiding its Missing Mass?
- 29 Jan 2019, 17:00 UTC Astronomers Find Dark Energy May Vary Over Time
- 9 Jan 2019, 22:32 UTC Ricocheting Black Hole Jet Discovered by Chandra
- 9 Jan 2019, 17:00 UTC Shredded Star Leads to Important Black Hole Discovery
- 17 Dec 2018, 19:00 UTC Chandra Serves up Cosmic Holiday Assortment
- 13 Dec 2018, 20:10 UTC Cosmic Fountain Powered by Giant Black Hole
- 4 Dec 2018, 15:09 UTC Double Trouble: A White Dwarf Surprises Astronomers
