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Scientists have released nine dazzling images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, blending data with the Hubble and James ...
The spiral galaxy M83 is captured face-on, providing a clear view of its full structure. Chandra's X-ray data reveals ...
You most likely have heard of the Hubble Space Telescope that orbits 332 miles above Earth, but what about the Chandra X-ray Observatory? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and ...
A new X-ray telescope set to launch this weekend could unveil the structure of spacetime Meet XRISM, the telescope collaboration between JAXA and NASA that could reveal the universe's secrets ...
X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images View features that can only be seen when multiple telescopes team up. Laura Baisas Oct 6, 2022 4:00 PM EDT ...
A diagram showing data collected by JAXA's XRISM X-ray telescope revealing the distribution of matter falling into the supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 4151 over a wide radius, spanning from ...
The most powerful cosmic ray, named the Oh-My-God particle, was detected more than 30 years ago and measured around 320 exa-electron volts (EeV) when it was discovered.
NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.
And many astronomers are worried about the future of one unique science instrument - the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on what's at stake.
University of Utah. "Telescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 November 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 11 / 231123164708.htm>.
"Resolve will effectively give X-ray astrophysics a spectrometer with a magnifying glass." The enormous range of the telescope's targeted cosmic temperatures appears in this fascinating NASA graphic.