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Quick Look: Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds (01-16-2025)
Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton that examined the effects of X-rays on potential planets around the most common type of stars.
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Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton that examined the effects of X-rays on potential planets around the most common type of stars.
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Quick Look: NASA Missions Spot Cosmic 'Wreath' Displaying Stellar Circle of Life (12-17-2024)
Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is fitting then that one of the best places for astronomers to learn more about the stellar lifecycle resembles a giant holiday wreath itself.
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Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is fitting then that one of the best places for astronomers to learn more about the stellar lifecycle resembles a giant holiday wreath itself.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Sees Black Hole Jet Stumble Into Something in the Dark (12-10-2024)
Astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path.
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Astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path.
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Quick Look: Black Hole Destroys Star and Goes After Another (10-09-2024)
A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear.
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A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams (09-19-2024)
A galaxy has streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that "crossing the streams" does not necessarily end in disaster. In fact, it may lead to the creation of new structures.
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A galaxy has streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that "crossing the streams" does not necessarily end in disaster. In fact, it may lead to the creation of new structures.
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Quick Look: New NASA Sonifications Listen to the Universe's Past (08-26-2024)
Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra's "First Light" image.
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Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra's "First Light" image.
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Quick Look: NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole's Snack Schedule (08-14-2024)
A team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how — and when — a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material.
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A team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how — and when — a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material.
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Quick Look: 25 Images to Celebrate Chandra's 25th Anniversary (07-22-2024)
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its launch, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is releasing 25 never-before-seen views of a wide range of cosmic objects.
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its launch, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is releasing 25 never-before-seen views of a wide range of cosmic objects.
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Quick Look: Take a Summer Road Trip Through Images with NASA's Chandra, Webb (07-11-2024)
It's time to take a cosmic road trip using light as the highway and visit four stunning destinations across space. The vehicles for this space get-away are NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope.
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It's time to take a cosmic road trip using light as the highway and visit four stunning destinations across space. The vehicles for this space get-away are NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Peers Into Densest and Weirdest Stars (06-20-2024)
A new study using NASA's Chandra and ESA's XMM-Newton reveals that the interiors of neutron stars may contain a type of ultra-dense matter not found anywhere else in the Universe.
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A new study using NASA's Chandra and ESA's XMM-Newton reveals that the interiors of neutron stars may contain a type of ultra-dense matter not found anywhere else in the Universe.
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