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-X-ray sources produced by the violent explosions of massive stars.
24 Apr 24
The remains of two exploded stars located in the Milky Way galaxy.
20 Apr 23
A survey of supernovas and the threat posed by intense X-rays to life on planets.
28 Feb 23
A supernova remnant located about 13,000 light years from Earth.
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.
19 Aug 20
The debris of an exploded star about 13,000 light years from Earth.
29 Jan 20
A compilation of astronomical visualizations based on Chandra and other X-ray data.
30 Oct 19
Six objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years away.
30 Oct 19
(N103B)
Six objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years away.
30 Oct 19
(DEM L238)
Six objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years away.
17 Oct 19
A supernova remnant located about 13,000 light years from Earth.
23 Jul 19
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
A collection of images including Chandra data that range in object type and distance.
16 Oct 18
(Kilonova Event)
The likely merger of two neutron stars located about 1.7 billion light years from Earth.
14 Mar 18
A new composite image of the Crab Nebula features X-rays from Chandra, optical data from Hubble, and infrared data from Spitzer.
24 Feb 17
A supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 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 Sep 16
A neutron star located in the center of the RCW 103 supernova remnant about 10,700 light years from Earth.
12 May 16
A supernova remnant located about 10,000 light years from Earth.
10 Dec 15
A supernova remnant nicknamed the "Jellyfish Nebula" located about 5,000 light years from Earth.
08 Oct 15
Six objects ranging in location from within the Milky Way to billions of light years away.
08 Oct 15
Six objects ranging in location from within the Milky Way to billions of light years away.
08 Oct 15
Six objects ranging in location from within the Milky Way to billions of 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.
21 Oct 14
(B1509)
Six images that combine Chandra data with those from other telescopes.
22 Jul 14
The neutron star, also known as a pulsar, is spewing out a blizzard of high-energy particles.
22 Jul 14
This Chandra image of Tycho reveals the dynamics of the explosion in exquisite detail.
20 Mar 14
A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years from Earth.
17 Apr 13
A supernova remnant whose progenitor explosion was seen from Earth over a thousand years ago.
18 Mar 13
A long Chandra observation gives clues about the origin of the Kepler SNR.
15 Mar 13
A newly discovered supernova remnant by Swift in the Milky Way is among the youngest known.
28 Jun 12
A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
15 May 12
A supernova found in the galaxy UGC 5189A about 160 million light years from Earth.
29 Mar 12
A new study of a SNR indicates that the original massive star may have turned inside out in the explosion.
01 Feb 12
A supernova remnant located about 14,700 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way
26 Apr 11
A SNR named after the Danish astronomer who observed it in 1572.
24 Mar 11
A supernova remnant in the Milky Way about 13,000 light years
from Earth.
14 Dec 10
A supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which lies about 160,000 light years from Earth.
15 Nov 10
A supernova that was seen to explode in 1979 from Earth, found in the galaxy M100.
17 Dec 09
Supernova remnants representing two different types of supernova explosions.
23 Nov 09
The remnants of a star that exploded and that appeared in Earth's sky almost a thousand years ago.
23 Jul 09
Officially known as 1E0102.2-7129, a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
09 Jun 09
A supernova remnant located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, about 190,000 light years from Earth.
03 Apr 09
(B1509)
A 1700-year-old pulsar and its nebula, located about 17,000 light years from Earth.
06 Jan 09
The supernova remnant that was Chandra's "First Light" has been observed over time.
06 Jan 09
A multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created.
02 Jun 08
A supernova remnant in the Milky Way thought to be between 35,000 and 150,000 years old.
21 May 08
Chandra X-ray image of the region around SN 2008D, about 10 days after the supernova explosion.
14 May 08
The most recent supernova in our Galaxy, discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains.
28 Nov 07
A neutron star created when a massive star exploded about 3,700 years ago.
23 Oct 07
A young supernova remnant 20,000 light years from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus.
30 Aug 07
200,000 light years away, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors.
13 Jun 07
A supernova located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years from Earth.
22 Feb 07
February 24, 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of the first observation of Supernova 1987A.
09 Jan 07
A supernova remnant believed to be created when a star exploded over 400 years ago.
04 Jan 07
DEM L238 and DEM L249 are two supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
29 Nov 06
This is a composite image of N49, the brightest supernova remnant in optical light in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
15 Nov 06
A supernova remnant believed to be the remains of a massive star that exploded over 300 years ago.
24 Oct 06
A supernova remnant and pulsar located 6000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Taurus.
03 Jul 06
(N103B)
The remains of a supernova in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.
21 Jun 06
A binary star system consisting of a black hole and a normal star, located about 11,000 light years from Earth.
29 Nov 05
The Chandra inset shows SN 1970G, a supernova that was observed to occur in the galaxy M101 35 years ago.
04 Oct 05
A glowing horseshoe-shaped cloud of hot gas against a backdrop of thousands of stars.
17 Aug 05
New details about the fiery ring surrounding the stellar explosion that produced Supernova 1987A.
26 May 03
A supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy about 190,000 light years from Earth.
19 Sep 02
The remnant of a supernova located 6,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Taurus.
19 Aug 02
320 year old remnant of a massive star that exploded in the constellation Cassiopeia.
25 Jun 02
A distant supernova remnant with a bright ring of high-energy particles and a central point-like source.
22 May 02
A supernova remnant located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years from Earth.
10 Apr 02
A supernova remnant with a central pulsar about 10,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.
22 Oct 01
A young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant with a pulsar at its center surrounded by outflowing material.
06 Sep 01
(B1509)
A neutron star located about 19,000 light years away in the constellation Circinus.
10 Jan 01
A supernova remnant with a central pulsar, located in the constellation of Sagittarius.
11 Dec 00
A supernova remnant with a newly discovered neutron star 5,000 light years from Earth.
26 Aug 99
The remnant of a star that exploded about 300 years ago in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Revised: August 26, 2024