The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world's most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X-ray telescope.
08.27.08 - A powerful collision of galaxy clusters is seen by Chandra and Hubble.
07.16.08 - How do you weigh the biggest black holes in the universe? One answer can be found with data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
06.18.08 - The biggest black holes may feed just like the smallest ones, according to data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
05.14.08 - At a mere 140 years old, supernova remnant G1.9+0.3 is the youngest in the Milky Way galaxy.
04.28.08 - A new study using Chandra X-ray Observatory data shows globular clusters might be surprisingly less mature than previously thought.
03.20.08 - Using Chandra data, astronomers have made the best ever determination of the power of a supernova explosion that was visible from Earth long ago.
02.13.08 - With help from Chandra, scientists may have detected a binary star system destroyed in a supernova explosion.
01.10.08 - A new study provides more evidence on how whirling, supermassive black holes may affect galaxy growth.
12.17.07 - A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy.
11.28.07 - One of the fastest moving stars ever seen has been discovered with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
10.23.07 - A spectacular new Chandra image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
10.17.07 - Astronomers have located an exceptionally massive black hole in orbit around a huge companion star.
10.12.07 - Members of the media are invited to the "Eight Years of Chandra" symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.
09.20.07 - Chandra discovers stars forming in a long galaxy tail.
08.16.07 - Chandra investigates the aftermath of a complicated collision of galaxy clusters.