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Quick Look: Galaxies Go on a Deep Dive and Leave Fiery Tail Behind (06-06-2023)
The NGC 4839 group of galaxies is plunging into the Coma galaxy cluster and leaving behind an extraordinary tail of superheated gas.
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The NGC 4839 group of galaxies is plunging into the Coma galaxy cluster and leaving behind an extraordinary tail of superheated gas.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra, Webb Combine for Arresting Views (05-23-2023)
Four composite images deliver dazzling views from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope of two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster.
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Four composite images deliver dazzling views from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope of two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster.
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Quick Look: 'H' is for Hot and Huge in Chandra Image (05-04-2023)
With a single letter seemingly etched in the X-ray glow around it, a giant black hole at the center of a massive elliptical galaxy is making a mark on its surroundings.
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With a single letter seemingly etched in the X-ray glow around it, a giant black hole at the center of a massive elliptical galaxy is making a mark on its surroundings.
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Quick Look: New Stellar Danger to Planets Identified by NASA's Chandra (04-20-2023)
Astronomers have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away.
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Astronomers have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away.
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Quick Look: Chandra Determines What Makes a Galaxy's Wind Blow (03-29-2023)
Data from Chandra show the effects of powerful winds launched from the center of a nearby galaxy.
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Data from Chandra show the effects of powerful winds launched from the center of a nearby galaxy.
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Quick Look: Chandra Helps Astronomers Discover a Surprisingly Lonely Galaxy (03-08-2023)
A distant – and lonely – galaxy appears to have pulled in and assimilated all of its former companion galaxies.
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A distant – and lonely – galaxy appears to have pulled in and assimilated all of its former companion galaxies.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Discovers Giant Black Holes on Collision Course (02-22-2023)
A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked two pairs of supermassive black holes in dwarf galaxies on collision courses.
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A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked two pairs of supermassive black holes in dwarf galaxies on collision courses.
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Quick Look: Untangling a Knot of Galaxy Clusters (01-30-2023)
Astronomers have captured a spectacular, ongoing collision between at least three galaxy clusters. Data from Chandra, XMM-Newton, and a trio of radio telescopes are helping astronomers sort out what is happening in this jumbled scene.
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Astronomers have captured a spectacular, ongoing collision between at least three galaxy clusters. Data from Chandra, XMM-Newton, and a trio of radio telescopes are helping astronomers sort out what is happening in this jumbled scene.
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Quick Look: Astronomers Dig Out Buried Black Holes With NASA's Chandra (01-11-2023)
A new survey using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered hundreds of previously "hidden" black holes.
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A new survey using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered hundreds of previously "hidden" black holes.
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Quick Look: The Enduring Stellar Lifecycle in 30 Doradus (01-09-2023)
The "Tarantula Nebula" (officially known as 30 Doradus) is available in a composite image of Chandra and JWST data for the first time.
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The "Tarantula Nebula" (officially known as 30 Doradus) is available in a composite image of Chandra and JWST data for the first time.
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Revised: November 06, 2024
