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-Stellar coronas, clusters of stars and hot gas produced by outflow from young stars.
17 Dec 24
A cluster with several thousand young stars located about 200,000 light-years from Earth.
17 Dec 24
(Christmas Tree Cluster)
A star cluster located about 2,500 light years from Earth.
28 Oct 24
A collection of stars, including very massive ones, located about 4,600 light-years from Earth.
26 Aug 24
(30 Doradus)
A region of active star formation about 170,000 light-years from Earth.
03 Jan 24
(30 Dor B)
A supernova remnant about 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large
Magellanic Cloud.
19 Dec 23
(Christmas Tree Cluster)
A star cluster located about 2,500 light years from Earth.
20 Jun 23
Three new translations of data into sound of R Aquarii, Stephan’s Quintet, and M104.
09 Jan 23
(30 Doradus)
A region of active star formation about 170,000 light-years from Earth.
04 Oct 22
(The Cosmic Cliffs)
A galaxy cluster, a galaxy group, a star-forming nebula, and a galaxy.
02 Sep 20
A sample of multiwavelength images with data from Chandra and other telescopes.
02 Sep 20
A sample of multiwavelength images with data from Chandra and other telescopes.
30 Oct 19
Six objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years away.
23 Jul 19
A collection of images including Chandra data that range in object type and distance.
23 Jul 19
(30 Doradus)
A collection of images including Chandra data that range in object type and distance.
17 Dec 18
A collection of images including Chandra data that range in object type and distance.
17 Dec 18
(Lagoon Nebula)
A collection of images including Chandra data that range in object type and distance.
17 Dec 18
A collection of images including Chandra data that range in object type and distance.
18 Sep 17
An orbiting red giant and white dwarf star system located about 25,000 light years from Earth.
21 Nov 16
A small cloud of dust and gas containing a new star being formed about 20,000 light years from Earth.
14 Oct 16
Six objects ranging in location from about 20,000 to nearly 3 billion light years away.
14 Oct 16
Six objects ranging in location from about 20,000 to nearly 3 billion light years away.
08 Oct 15
Six objects ranging in location from within the Milky Way to billions of light years away.
21 Oct 14
Six images that combine Chandra data with those from other telescopes.
16 Sep 14
An exoplanet about ten times Jupiter's mass located some 330 light years from Earth.
26 Aug 14
A double star system that contains one of the most massive stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
07 May 14
A star cluster in the center of the Flame Nebula about 1,400 light years from Earth.
03 Apr 13
Young stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the closest galaxies to our Milky Way.
28 Jan 13
A superbubble located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years from Earth.
07 Nov 12
A star cluster about 5,000 light years from Earth that contains many massive young stars.
30 Aug 12
A star cluster embedded within the N44 nebula, which is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
03 Jul 12
Astronomers have obtained a rare glimpse of the powerful phenomena that accompany a still-forming star.
17 Apr 12
(30 Doradus)
A massive star-forming region located about 160,000 light years away.
10 Nov 11
(30 Doradus)
A large region of star formation about 160,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
13 Sep 11
A star with a planet in very close orbit around it, about 880 light years from Earth.
08 Sep 10
A star-forming region 5,000 light years away in the constellation Monoceros.
12 Aug 09
A cloud of molecular hydrogen in the Milky Way about 2,400 light years from Earth.
11 Dec 08
(30 Doradus)
30 Doradus is one of the largest massive star forming regions close to the Milky Way.
09 Apr 08
A young star in the Taurus region of star formation, about 450 light years from Earth.
20 Jun 07
A star between 100 and 150 more massive than the Sun, about 7,500 light years from Earth.
18 Dec 06
W3 is a region where many massive stars are forming in a string of stellar clusters.
19 Jul 06
This Chandra X-ray image of the Galactic Center shows three massive star clusters near Sagittarius A*.
31 Aug 05
A star cluster about 9,000 light years from Earth in the Constellation Carina.
27 Jul 05
Chandra observations of stars hundreds of light years from Earth.
14 Oct 03
(NGC 6888)
This composite image reveals dramatic details of a portion of the Crescent Nebula.
30 Jul 03
Observations of globular clusters provide a crucial clue to the origin of so-called X-ray binary sources.
30 Jul 03
Observations of globular clusters provide a crucial clue to the origin of so-called X-ray binary sources.
26 May 03
A young star system in the TW Hydrae Association about 180 light years from Earth.
26 May 03
A young star system in the TW Hydrae Association about 180 light years from Earth.
12 Feb 03
A hot gas cloud in a star cluster about 180,000 light years from Earth located in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
23 Apr 02
(30 Doradus)
Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and evolution.
18 Oct 01
A type of celestial object that has long stumped astronomers has been found to emit X-rays.
06 Jun 01
This composite image shows an envelope of 60-million-degree gas around the Arches cluster.
22 Jan 01
A bustling region of star birth in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
08 Oct 99
A supermassive star and nebula that is one of the brightest infrared sources in the sky.
Revised: December 17, 2024