The merger sent an intense flash of radiation into the cosmos, picked up by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Astronomy
View the explosive X-ray scene at the galactic centre
This new visualisation offers a 360 degree, riveting experience of what resides at the centre of our Milky Way
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The universal mystery of the missing mass
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has used X-ray powers for the greater good to help solve the long-standing mystery of Universe’s matter
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How hot are the atoms in supernovae shock waves?
The nearby supernova SN1987A was the subject of X-ray analysis that has led to this discovery
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The youngest known pulsar in the Milky Way has been found
The results from this study could reveal what happens to some stars during their demise
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Astronomers spot an X-ray tail stretching between galaxies
Observing groups of galaxies collide in X-rays has revealed more about the drastic cosmic occasion
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Galactic collision formed an ‘x-ray ring’
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a ring of black holes or neutron stars, or even both, 300 million light years away from Earth
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Life looks ‘more likely’ around Alpha Centauri
Observations of X-ray emissions around the four-light-year-distant star system shows encouraging signs for habitability of any orbiting exoplanets
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Famous exploded star revealed with incredible clarity
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has imaged the intricate and energetic features within the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A
Solar System
Jupiter’s ‘light show’ found to pulsate at its poles
By observing the X-ray emissions from the Jovian planet, scientists speculate that the planet’s magnetic field could be causing unusual aurora
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Astronomers study volatile stellar eruption dating back almost 1000 years
The explosive behaviour of R Aquarii can tell us about the two stars that comprise the system
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Powerful galactic ‘double whammy’ discovered for the first time
Astronomers have discovered a cosmic one-two punch unlike any ever seen before
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Dieting black hole dims its host galaxy
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the peculiar volatile behaviour of a supermassive black hole
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X-ray space telescopes find new class of explosive cosmic events
The mysterious X-ray sources flare up and become about a hundred times brighter in less than a minute
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Space telescopes spot a young star drifting through space alone
The independent star is also going through a tremendous growth spurt
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Big Bang’s glow aids discovery of black hole’s jet
A jet from a very distant supermassive black hole being illuminated by the oldest light in the universe has been discovered
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New Horizons Update: Spacecraft uncovers new findings about Pluto and its moons
Five months after the spacecraft flew past Pluto, knowledge about the distant system continues to unfold
Space Exploration
What is ESA’s ATHENA mission?
We find out what ATHENA will able to achieve in terms of space exploration
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How do we image the Eagle nebula?
Visible light, infrared radiation and X-rays come together to reveal the beautiful inner workings of the Eagle nebula
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What’s so odd about Pandora’s cluster?
Check out what happened when at least four galaxies crashed into one another