They’re at the core of a triple galaxy merger one billion light years from Earth

They’re at the core of a triple galaxy merger one billion light years from Earth
Researchers use these data to learn more about the physics of Cassiopeia A’s explosion and the expanding aftermath of the debris
This important evidence could prove the existence of a black hole just 850 million years after the Big Bang
Astronomers can’t recreate this environment on Earth, so they rely on studying these cosmic laboratories with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory
The stellar travellers have found themselves about 600,000 light years away from their once-homely galaxy
The merger sent an intense flash of radiation into the cosmos, picked up by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory
This new visualisation offers a 360 degree, riveting experience of what resides at the centre of our Milky Way
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
The nearby supernova SN1987A was the subject of X-ray analysis that has led to this discovery
The results from this study could reveal what happens to some stars during their demise
Observing groups of galaxies collide in X-rays has revealed more about the drastic cosmic occasion
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
Observations of X-ray emissions around the four-light-year-distant star system shows encouraging signs for habitability of any orbiting exoplanets
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has imaged the intricate and energetic features within the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A
By observing the X-ray emissions from the Jovian planet, scientists speculate that the planet’s magnetic field could be causing unusual aurora
The explosive behaviour of R Aquarii can tell us about the two stars that comprise the system
Astronomers have discovered a cosmic one-two punch unlike any ever seen before
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the peculiar volatile behaviour of a supermassive black hole
The mysterious X-ray sources flare up and become about a hundred times brighter in less than a minute
The independent star is also going through a tremendous growth spurt