The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD

High definition views of Chandra's exciting science

Tour: NASA's Chandra Adds X-ray Vision to Webb Images

New versions of images combining Webb infrared data with X-rays collected by Chandra underscore how the power of any of these telescopes is only enhanced when joined with others.

10-04
03:58

Tour: Setting the Clock on a Stellar Explosion

It is often difficult to determine the timeline of the star's demise. By studying the spectacular remains of a supernova using NASA telescopes, a team has found enough clues to help wind back the clock.

09-09
03:19

Tour: NASA Telescopes Capture Stellar Delivery Service for Black Hole

Astronomers may have witnessed a smaller galaxy colliding with a larger spiral galaxy and delivering a supermassive black hole.

08-18
03:02

Tour: Embracing a Rejected Star

Zeta Ophiuchi is a star with a complicated past, having likely been ejected from its birthplace by a powerful stellar explosion. A new look by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory helps tell more of the story of this runaway star.

07-25
02:16

Tour: Chandra Shows Giant Black Hole Spins Slower Than Its Peers

Astronomers used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to determine the spin of the black hole in H1821+643, making it the most massive one to have an accurate measurement of this fundamental property.

06-30
03:32

Tour: NASA's Chandra Catches Pulsar in X-ray Speed Trap

A young pulsar is blazing through the Milky Way at a speed of over a million miles per hour. This stellar speedster is one of the fastest objects of its kind ever seen.

06-15
03:50

Tour: Colossal Collisions Linked to Solar System Science

A new study shows a deep connection between some of the largest, most energetic events in the Universe and much smaller, weaker ones powered by our own Sun.

06-07
03:02

Tour: Sagittarius A*

As the Event Horizon Telescope was collecting data for its remarkable new image of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, a legion of other telescopes, including Chandra, was also watching.

05-12
04:33

Tour: New NASA Black Hole Sonifications with a Remix

Two new sonifications of black holes released by NASA.

05-04
04:54

Tour: Black Holes Raze Thousands of Stars to Fuel Growth

A new survey of over 100 galaxies by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered signs that black holes are demolishing thousands of stars in a quest to pack on weight.

04-20
03:08

Tour: Feasting Black Holes Caught in Galactic Spiderweb

Data from Chandra reveal feasting and growing black holes throughout the cosmic web that surrounds a central galaxy.

03-31
02:44

Tour: Tiny Star Unleashes Gargantuan Beam of Matter and Antimatter

A city-sized collapsed star has generated a beam of matter and antimatter that stretches for trillions of miles.

03-14
03:07

Tour: The Unfolding Story of a Kilonova Told in X-rays

A city-sized collapsed star has generated a beam of matter and antimatter that stretches for trillions of miles.

02-28
04:25

Tour: An Expanse of Light

A new gallery of images combining X-ray data from Chandra with those from other telescopes.

02-02
02:03

Tour: Visualization Explores A Massive Star's Great Eruption

A new astronomical visualization from NASA's Universe of Learning showcases the multiwavelength emissions and 3D structures surrounding Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and eruptive stars in our galaxy.

01-25
02:25

Tour: "Mini" Monster Black Hole Could Hold Clues to Giant's Growth

Chandra has detected X-rays from the dwarf galaxy Mrk 462, revealing the presence of a growing supermassive black hole.

01-10
02:48

Tour: Astronomers Spy Quartet of Cavities From Giant Black Holes

Scientists have found four enormous cavities, or bubbles, at the center of a galaxy cluster using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

12-16
03:17

Tour: Planetary Nebula: Misnamed but Not Misunderstood

A new collection of planetary nebulas containing X-rays from Chandra and optical light from Hubble.

12-06
02:42

Tour : Roasted and Shredded by a Stellar Sidekick

New data suggest a white dwarf is blasting a companion object, either a low-mass star or planet, with waves of heat and radiation while pulling it apart through gravitational force.

11-11
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Tour: Chandra Sees Evidence for Possible Planet in Another Galaxy

Astronomers have found evidence for a possible planet candidate in the M51 ("Whirlpool") galaxy, representing what could be the first planet detected outside of the Milky Way.

10-25
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