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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory captured this imagery of a huge, hand-shaped feature, which was spawned by a supernova explosion and its aftermath in a patch of space about 17,000 light-years from Earth.

Giant ghostly 'hand' stretches through space in new X-ray views

By Mike Wall published

An enormous, ghostly hand stretches through the depths of space, its wispy fingers pressing against a glowing cloud. It sounds like something out of sci-fi, but it's quite real.

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A collage of images taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope of the Lagoon Nebula during a "mega-flare" 250,000 times more energetic by the most powerful solar flare recorded to date.

Incredibly powerful megaflares from young stars are common, study shows

By Meghan Bartels published

Young stars can release flares more powerful than our sun's largest on record once a week, according to a massive new analysis of stellar activity.

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A cropped version of a new panorama of our Milky Way galaxy's center as observed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory., observed by Chandra.

Milky Way's galactic core overflows with colorful threads in new Chandra panorama (video, photos)

By Chelsea Gohd published

Galaxies
A composite image of the planet Uranus shows 2002 X-ray emission in pinkish purple.

Uranus is belching X-rays and is weirder than we ever thought

By Meghan Bartels published

The more scientists study it, the weirder Uranus gets.

Uranus
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory captured a supernova remnant called Sagittarius A East (Sgr A East) near the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

Rare supernova relic found at the core of our Milky Way

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered the remains of a rare kind of stellar explosion near the center of the Milky Way.

Galaxies
Magnetar J1818.0-1607, which lies 21,000 light-years away from Earth in the Milky Way galaxy.

Astronomers spot the fastest spinning magnetar ever seen

By Chelsea Gohd published

About 21,000 light-years from Earth, far-off in the Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have spotted the fastest-spinning (and possibly the youngest) magnetar ever seen.

Astronomy
eta carinae

Stunning images from Hubble, Chandra, and more reveal value of space telescope teamwork

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA recently highlighted some collaborations between the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.

Hubble Space Telescope
An artist's depiction of a star brushing past a black hole.

Black hole keeps snacking on white dwarf locked in its orbit

By Meghan Bartels published

This black hole's parents never told it not to play with its food.

Black Holes
Evidence for the biggest explosion seen in the universe comes from a combination of X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Europe’s XMM-Newton space telescope, and the Murchison Widefield Array and Giant Metrewave Telescope, as shown here. The eruption is generated by a black hole located in the cluster's central galaxy, which has blasted out jets and carved a large cavity in the surrounding hot gas. Researchers estimate this explosion released five times more energy than the previous record holder and hundreds of thousands of times more than a typical galaxy cluster.

Boom! Scientists spot the biggest known explosion in the universe

By Mike Wall published

A gargantuan explosion tore through the heart of a distant galaxy cluster, releasing about five times more energy than the previous record holder, a new study reports.

Astronomy
An infographic compares the potential of red dwarfs (M), orange dwarfs (K) and sun-like stars (G) as potential hosts for life.

'Orange dwarfs' may be the best stars to study in search for life

By Elizabeth Howell published

Move over, red dwarfs. Emerging research shows that another star type could be more friendly to life.

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