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.
Combining separate observations of the Hubble space telescopes in visible light, and Chandra and Newton in X-radiation on the same quasar made it possible to distinguish more details. X-ray image: NASA/CXC/University of Michigan RCReis et al. Optical NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble, Chandra and Newton were able to measure the spin of a distant black hole for the first time

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

Spectacular images: the universe in X-rays

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Chandra Space Telescope. Image: NASA

Is grief healthy? Now Chandra is dying

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