New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: Two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe ...

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.

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – NASA‘s Chandra X-ray Observatory has helped discover hundreds of black holes previously buried, which will help astronomers get a more accurate census of black holes in ...

One such telescope is the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Well, for most of you, the instant question upon hearing its name is: Why did the Americans name it “Chandra”? Why is it named after an Indian?

"Chandra's discoveries have continually astounded and impressed us over the past 25 years," Eileen Collins, commander of that Columbia mission, said in a press release on Monday. Chandra’s first ...

Only three years after launch, the observatory proved its worth by helping Riccardo Giacconi win the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics for his Chandra-based research on the ubiquity of black holes in ...

On July 23, 1999, NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory was released into space by five astronauts aboard space shuttle Columbia as it flew over the Indonesian island chain. | Credit: NASA For the past ...

For the past 25 years, NASA's flagship Chandra X-ray Observatory has recorded X-ray emissions from exploded stars, supermassive black holes, galaxy clusters and other exotic, high-energy pockets of ...

For the past 25 years, NASA's flagship Chandra X-ray Observatory has recorded X-ray emissions from exploded stars, supermassive black holes, galaxy clusters and other exotic, high-energy pockets ...

“On behalf of the STS-93 crew, we are tremendously proud of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and its brilliant team that built and launched this astronomical treasure,” Collins said in a ...