Elephant's Trunk Nebula Revealed in Amazing Composite Image

Elephant's Trunk Nebula Revealed in Amazing Composite Image

Several telescopes pooled their data together to create this photograph

Amazing Cosmic X-Ray Light Show Showcased in New Chandra Image

Amazing Cosmic X-Ray Light Show Showcased in New Chandra Image

Telescope reveals new details of a nearby stellar nursery

Chandra Images Massive Radiation Plumes in Deep Space

Chandra Images Massive Radiation Plumes in Deep Space

The jets span hundreds of light-years in all directions

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 25th, 2013
Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra Space Telescopes to Unravel the Early Universe

Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra Space Telescopes to Unravel the Early Universe

NASA is pointing all its space telescopes at the distant past

This X-Ray Shot of the Eskimo Nebula Is the Most Beautiful Space Photo You'll See Today

This X-Ray Shot of the Eskimo Nebula Is the Most Beautiful Space Photo You'll See Today

The photo depicts the remains of a star much like our sun

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 25th, 2012
Petite Supermassive Black Hole Found, Possibly Smallest Ever Discovered

Petite Supermassive Black Hole Found, Possibly Smallest Ever Discovered

The black hole at the center of a spiral galaxy is very light for a supermassive

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 25th, 2012
Milky Way Lies at the Core of a Massive Gas Halo

Milky Way Lies at the Core of a Massive Gas Halo

The structure extends outwards over massive distances

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 12th, 2012
Kepler Supernova Lies Farther Away Than First Thought

Kepler Supernova Lies Farther Away Than First Thought

New data from the Chandra Telescope refine previous measurements

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 16th, 2012
The Phoenix Cluster Breaks Several Cosmic Records

The Phoenix Cluster Breaks Several Cosmic Records

The structures is one of the largest objects in the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 31st, 2012
Supernova Remnant Found Containing Young Pulsar

Supernova Remnant Found Containing Young Pulsar

The object is releasing significant amounts of X-rays

Supernova Blast Wave Pierces Stellar Cocoon [Photo]

Supernova Blast Wave Pierces Stellar Cocoon [Photo]

This is the first time such an event was imaged by a telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 29th, 2012
Fastest Pulsar Possibly Discovered

Fastest Pulsar Possibly Discovered

The finding was made using three different telescopes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 12th, 2012
Black Holes May Grow Out of Tune to Host Galaxies

Black Holes May Grow Out of Tune to Host Galaxies

For years, astronomers thought the two processes were related

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 5th, 2012
Galaxy Kicks Black Hole into Deep Space

Galaxy Kicks Black Hole into Deep Space

The object is being ejected at a tremendous speed

Multi-Spectral, Composite View Reveals the Pinwheel Galaxy

Multi-Spectral, Composite View Reveals the Pinwheel Galaxy

See the M101 galaxy like you've never seen it before

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 16th, 2012
Supernova Shock Wave Detected for the First Time

Supernova Shock Wave Detected for the First Time

The discovery was made using a famous NASA telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2012
Musket Ball Cluster Reveals Matter-Dark Matter Interactions

Musket Ball Cluster Reveals Matter-Dark Matter Interactions

Astronomers are close to figuring out how galactic clusters work

 
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