Category: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Identifies New Stellar Danger to Planets

Astronomers using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away. […]

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NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Helps Astronomers Discover a Surprisingly Lonely Galaxy

The above image features a galaxy called 3C 297 that is lonelier than expected after it likely pulled in and absorbed its former companion galaxies, as described in our latest press release. […]

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