Astronomers from the George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC, and elsewhere have employed NASA's Chandra X-ray ...

NASA is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Chandra X-ray Observatory launch by sharing never-before-seen photos of the largest known spiral galaxy in the universe. The Chandra X-ray observatory ...

Today, July 23, marks the 25th anniversary of one of NASA’s lesser known but highly prolific space telescopes. The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999, and over its tenure has ...

Images and spectra—charts showing the distribution of light across different wavelengths from an object—are the two main ways astronomers investigate the universe. Images tell them what things look ...

Chandra, the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope, has been peering at black holes, stellar explosions and dark energy for a quarter-century Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science ...

Astronomers might face layoffs, a key observatory might be forced to shut down and precious cosmic details might start to fade from view. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed two new streams of gas trailing behind a galaxy within ...

The cluster named Abell 2029 collided with a smaller galaxy cluster, and its effects are still visible.

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X-ray ...

What better way to celebrate a 15-year-old's birthday in July than with a fireworks show? And if the teenager happens to be NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the fireworks should be downright cosmic.