Glowing blue and purple X-rays can now be seen in ... a star cluster in the Carina Nebula, and the Cartwheel galaxy. The Chandra telescope, launched in 1999, orbits 86,500 miles (139,000 kilometer ...

The observatory captured thousands of images of the spiral galaxy ... swirl of red, blue and purple. The solar objects featured in the photos include the "Crab Nebula" and Cassiopeia A, supernova ...

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 is a wispy scene ... gas and dust—within which stars form—a ghoulish blue hue. A region of the Eagle Nebula known as the Pillars of Creation.

This nebula, about 7,200 light-years from Earth, is full of new, big stars. Photo Credit: NASA A bright arc of multicolored gas, in shades ranging from orange and red to blue and purple.

Blue stars are by far the biggest and brightest stars in the galaxy. To the naked eye ... than the sun Cosmic imposter bathes distant nebula in fiery red glow: 'This star should not be here ...