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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Discovers Giant Black Holes on Collision Course (02-22-2023)
A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked two pairs of supermassive black holes in dwarf galaxies on collision courses.
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A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked two pairs of supermassive black holes in dwarf galaxies on collision courses.
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Quick Look: Untangling a Knot of Galaxy Clusters (01-30-2023)
Astronomers have captured a spectacular, ongoing collision between at least three galaxy clusters. Data from Chandra, XMM-Newton, and a trio of radio telescopes are helping astronomers sort out what is happening in this jumbled scene.
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Astronomers have captured a spectacular, ongoing collision between at least three galaxy clusters. Data from Chandra, XMM-Newton, and a trio of radio telescopes are helping astronomers sort out what is happening in this jumbled scene.
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Quick Look: Astronomers Dig Out Buried Black Holes With NASA's Chandra (01-11-2023)
A new survey using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered hundreds of previously "hidden" black holes.
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A new survey using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered hundreds of previously "hidden" black holes.
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Quick Look: The Enduring Stellar Lifecycle in 30 Doradus (01-09-2023)
The "Tarantula Nebula" (officially known as 30 Doradus) is available in a composite image of Chandra and JWST data for the first time.
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The "Tarantula Nebula" (officially known as 30 Doradus) is available in a composite image of Chandra and JWST data for the first time.
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Quick Look: Chandra Sees Stellar X-rays Exceeding Safety Limits (12-15-2022)
A new study provides insight into how X-rays from stars like our Sun, but billions of years younger, could partially or completely evaporate the atmospheres of planets orbiting them.
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A new study provides insight into how X-rays from stars like our Sun, but billions of years younger, could partially or completely evaporate the atmospheres of planets orbiting them.
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Quick Look: Astronomers See Stellar Self-Control in Action (11-29-2022)
A study of RCW 36 shows that stars in a cluster can limit how many new stars form when the biggest and brightest members expel most of the gas from the system, thus drastically slowing down star birth.
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A study of RCW 36 shows that stars in a cluster can limit how many new stars form when the biggest and brightest members expel most of the gas from the system, thus drastically slowing down star birth.
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Quick Look: 'Listen' to the Light Echoes From a Black Hole (11-21-2022)
A new sonification turns light echoes from a black hole into sound.
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A new sonification turns light echoes from a black hole into sound.
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Quick Look: Hot Jupiters (11-02-2022)
Do some planets cause the star they orbit to act younger than they are?
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-- Planets Can Be Anti-Aging Formula for Stars
Do some planets cause the star they orbit to act younger than they are?
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Adds X-ray Vision to Webb Images (10-04-2022)
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.
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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.
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Quick Look: Setting the Clock on a Stellar Explosion (09-12-2022)
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.
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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.
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Revised: November 06, 2024
