The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is pleased to present a collection of 9 models that were created using images generated by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The launch of this collection ...

These Chandra images reveal how stars end their life in majesty Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The supernova that resulted in the creation of SNR 0509-67.5 occurred nearly 400 years ago for ...

The initial Chandra Observatory projects included the Hubble Space Telescope launch in 1991. The Chandra X-ray Observatory satellite launched in 1999. Chandra advanced the entire field of ...

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to peer into the interior of the picturesque planetary nebula, astronomers unexpectedly found a central star in the late stages of life emitting powerful X ...

(CNN)-- New photographs released by NASA have captured images of a vast stellar formation resembling a human hand reaching across space. The image, taken by NASA's space-based Chandra Observatory ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the Perseus galaxy cluster black hole and M87's jet have been turned into sound by SYSTEM Sounds. Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M.

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images from the observatory to mark the anniversary. Credit: NASA/CXC/A.