Blogs about: Chandra X Ray Observatory

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W28: A Mixed Bag

jtintle wrote 1 month ago: Credit: Chandra X-ray: NASA/CXC/HSC/J. Keohane et al; ROSAT X-ray: NASA/ROSAT; Optical: N … more »

Tags: Deep Space, NASA, Supernova

Scientists Discover Milky Way's Youngest Supernova

hyakutake1957 wrote 2 months ago: The youngest known supernova in the Milky Way has been discovered by astronomers using the Very Larg … more »

Tags: Science, astronomy, Milky Way, Supernova, youngest known supernova, Very Large Array, Cassiopeia A

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51): A Classic Beauty1 comment

jtintle wrote 7 months ago: Credit: NASA/CXC/Wesleyan Univ./R.Kilgard et al; UV: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: NASA/ESA/S. Beckwi … more »

Tags: Deep Space, NASA, esa, Spitzer Space Telescope, JPL-Caltech, University of Arizona, Wesleyan University, Hubble Heritage Team, R. Kennicutt

The Mystery Machine1 comment

jtintle wrote 8 months ago: Credit: NASA/IoA/A.Fabian et al. Description: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is a devilishly cleve … more »

Tags: Deep Space, NASA, IOA, Cas A supernova, Crab Pulsar, HEAPOW

M33 X-7:Heaviest Stellar Black Hole Discovered in Nearby Galaxy

jtintle wrote 9 months ago: Credit: Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss; X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/P.Plucinsky et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, black holes, Normal Galaxies & Starburst Galaxies, M33 X-7, CXC, CFA, STScI

Eta Carinae: New View of Doomed Star2 comments

jtintle wrote 1 year ago: Credit: X-ray:NASA/CXC/GSFC/M.Corcoran et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI Description: Eta Carinae is … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, Eta Carinae, Goddard Space Flight Center, STScI, Satellite, Space Agencies

NASA's Chandra Sees Brightest Supernova Ever

jtintle wrote 1 year ago: Credit: Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss; X-ray: NASA/CXC/UC Berkeley/N.Smith et al.; IR: Lick/UC … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, Satellite, Space Agencies

Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A Star's Death Comes to Life

jtintle wrote 1 year ago: Credit: NASA/CXC/NCSU/S.Reynolds et al. Description: Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, … more »

Tags: Deep Space, Johannes Kepler, NASA, Satellite, Space Agencies

Saturn's Rings Sparkle in X-rays2 comments

jtintle wrote 1 year ago: Description: UPPER: Recent image from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope reveals X-ray emi … more »

Tags: AURA, European Space Agency, NASA, People, Planets, Satellite, Saturn, Space Agencies, Space Fotos

Galactic Center Star Clusters

jtintle wrote 1 year ago: Credit: D. Wang (UMass) et al., CXC, NASA Explanation: If you had x-ray vision, the central re … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, Milky Way, Sagittarius A, Satellite, Space Agencies

Arches, Quintuplet, and GC Star Clusters: Rough and Crowded Neighborhood at Galactic Center

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Credit: NASA/CXC/UMass Amherst/Q.D.Wang et al. The center of the Milky Way is a crowded neigh … more »

Tags: Deep Space, Milky Way, NASA, Satellite, Space Agencies, Space Fotos

Mira: The Wonderful Star

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Credit: X-ray Image: M. Karovska (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., CXC / NASA Illustration: M … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, APoD, Deep Space, People, Website, NASA, Illustration, Satellite, Space Agencies

NASA's Chandra Answers Black Hole Paradox

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: . Credit:  Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss; X-ray Spectrum: NASA/CXC/U.Michigan/J.Mi … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, Illustration, Satellite, Space Agencies

J0617 in IC 443 Animations

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Credit: Chandra X-ray: NASA/CXC/B.Gaensler et al; ROSAT X-ray: NASA/ROSAT/Asaoka & Aschenba … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, Satellite, Space Agencies

J0617 in IC 443: The Case of the Neutron Star With a Wayward Wake

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Credit: Chandra X-ray: NASA/CXC/B.Gaensler et al; ROSAT X-ray: NASA/ROSAT/Asaoka & Aschenba … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, Space Agencies

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Drawing Credit: A. Hobart, CXC Explanation: In the center of a swirling whirlpool of hot gas … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, APoD, Deep Space, NASA, Illustration, Satellite

A, B, C, D, Electric Solar System1 comment

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO NASA investigators now recognize that Jupiter's auroras are electrical … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Jupiter, NASA, TPOD, Aurora, Planets, SAO

Planetary Nebulas - Fast Winds from Dying Stars

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/RIT/J.Kastner et al.; Optical: BD +30 & Hen 3: NASA/STScI/Univ. MD … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, Nebula, JPL

Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy

jtintle wrote 2 years ago: Target Name: M82 Galaxy Mission: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Spitzer Space Tel … more »

Tags: Space Fotos, Deep Space, NASA, JPL, University of Arizona


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