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This Chandra image shows the supernova Kes 75. The pulsar is in the centre of the blue area at the top, (c) NASA, CXC, M. Gonzalez, F. Gavriil, P. SlanePowerful explosions suggest neutron star missing link

— 22 Feb 2008 14:11 | Astronomy

Observations from NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have revealed that the youngest known pulsing neutron star has thrown a temper tantrum. The collapsed star occasionally unleashes... — full story

Chandra data reveal rapidly whirling black holes

— 13 Jan 2008 18:02 | Astronomy

A new study using results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory provides one of the best pieces of evidence yet that many supermassive black holes are spinning extremely rapidly. The... — full story

This composite image shows the jet from a black hole at the centre of a galaxy striking the edge of another galaxy, the first time such an interaction has been found, (c) X-ray: NASA, CXC, CfA, D. Evans et al.; Optical/UV: NASA, STScI; Radio: NSF, VLA, CfA, D. Evans et al., STFC, JBO, MERLINA powerful jet from a black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy

— 17 Dec 2007 20:29 | Astronomy

A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new findings from NASA observatories. This never-before witnessed galactic violence may have... — full story

A wide-field composite view of the supernova remnant Puppis A (X-rays from ROSAT in purple, optical data in pink) puts the motion of the neutron star RX J0822-4300 into context, (c) Chandra: NASA, CXC, Middlebury College, F.Winkler; ROSAT: NASA, GSFC, S.Snowden et al.; Optical: NOAO, AURA, NSF, Middlebury College, F.Winkler et al.Chandra Observatory discovers cosmic cannonball

— 2 Dec 2007 21:14 | Astronomy

One of the fastest moving stars ever seen has been discovered with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This cosmic cannonball is challenging theories to explain its blistering speed... — full story

A growing black hole, called a quasar, can be seen at the centre of a faraway galaxy in this artist's concept, (c) NASA/JPL-CaltechMissing black hole report: Hundreds found!

— 25 Oct 2007 21:51 | Astronomy

Astronomers have unmasked hundreds of black holes hiding deep inside dusty galaxies billions of light-years away. The massive, growing black holes, discovered by NASA's Spitzer and... — full story

G292.0 1.8 is a young supernova remnant located in our galaxy. This deep Chandra image shows a spectacularly detailed, rapidly expanding shell of gas that is 36 light years across and contains large amounts of oxygen, neon, magnesium, silicon and sulphur, (c) X-ray: NASA, CXC, Penn State, S. Park et al.; Optical: Pal. Obs. DSSStellar forensics with striking new image from Chandra

— 23 Oct 2007 21:45 | Astronomy

A spectacular new image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be. By studying the details of this image made from a long observation by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers... — full story

An artist's representation of M33 X-7: a binary system in the nearby galaxy M33, containing a massive blue star feeding material to a black hole surrounded by a small accretion disk, (c) NASA, CXC, M. WeissHeaviest stellar black hole discovered in nearby galaxy

— 17 Oct 2007 17:05 | Astronomy

Astronomers have located an exceptionally massive black hole in orbit around a huge companion star. This result has intriguing implications for the evolution and ultimate fate of massive... — full story

This image from Japan's Suzaku X-ray observatory shows RXJ1713.7-3946. This supernova remnant is the gaseous remnant of a massive star that exploded, (c) JAXA/Takaaki Tanaka/HESSMajor step toward knowing origin of cosmic rays

— 10 Oct 2007 08:30 | Astronomy

Recent observations from NASA and Japanese X-ray observatories have helped clarify one of the long-standing mysteries in astronomy - the origin of cosmic rays. Outer space is a vast... — full story

An artist's illustration of the Abell 520 system, (c) M. Weiss, CXCDark matter mystery deepens in cosmic train wreck

— 16 Aug 2007 19:51 | Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered a chaotic scene unlike any witnessed before in a cosmic 'train wreck' between giant galaxy clusters. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes... — full story

Composite image of the Eta Carinae from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, (c) X-ray: NASA/CXC/GSFC/M. Corocoran et al. Optical: NASA/STScINew view of doomed star

— 20 Jun 2007 17:40 | Astronomy

Eta Carinae is a mysterious, extremely bright and unstable star located a mere stone's throw - astronomically speaking - from Earth at a distance of only about 7500 light years. The... — full story

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