Chandra Space Telescope

The 25 most interesting images taken by the Chandra Space Telescope in its 25 years so far. Credit: NASA/SAO/CXC

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 25 Years With Impressive Cosmic Images

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Since its launch in 1999, Chandra has helped unravel cosmic mysteries, supported the research of thousands of astronomers, and maintained its status as a cornerstone of astrophysical research.
The remains of supernova W49B. (X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/L. Lopez et al; Infrared: Palomar; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA)

The young black hole in the Milky Way has been discovered

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Supernova SN1979C is a likely candidate for the youngest black hole ever observed. Photo: NASA

The Chandra Space Telescope has discovered an extremely young and relatively nearby black hole

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A simulated color image of Cassiopeia A, combining information from three sources: red - information from the Spitzer Space Observatory, orange - from Hubble, and green and blue - from Chandra

stars outside

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Supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Photo: Chandra Space Telescope

Spectacular images: the universe in X-rays

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The quasar pair SDSS_J1254+0846

A merging of galaxies creates a binary quasar

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Chandra - the man after whom the telescope celebrating a decade of its activity in space is named

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A new image of the center of the galaxy from the Chandra Space Telescope

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Dark energy stops galaxy clusters from growing any further

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Further confirmation of Einstein's theory of general relativity: black holes of all sizes have similar eating habits

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A jet of gas ejected from one galaxy hit another

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Hubble presents: The Galaxy of Dorian Gray

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The biggest collisions in the universe

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The bright mantle of the center of the Andromeda Galaxy

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A penetrating look at Kepler's supernova

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Technion researchers offer a solution to a long-standing mystery in the sun

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The sky is full of black holes

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Unstoppable

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A collaboration between Chandra and Hubble resulted in the discovery of a massive black hole

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Chandra Space Telescope. Image: NASA

Is grief healthy? Now Chandra is dying

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