The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD
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The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD
High definition views of Chandra's exciting science
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Tour: NASA Telescopes Tune Into a Black Hole Prelude, Fugue
This new trio of sonifications represents different aspects of black holes.
Tour: NASA Telescopes Pinpoint Free-Roaming Massive Black Hole
Astronomers have discovered a black hole has torn apart a star in a surprising location.
Tour: Mysterious X-ray Signal in Dying Star Points to Destroyed Planet
Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observator...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Releases New 3D Models of Cosmic Objects
New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models allow people to explore...
Tour: Finding Clues in the Ruins of an Ancient Dead Star
People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use...
Tour: X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have destr...
Tour: NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine's Day
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming...
Tour: Black Holes Can Cook for Themselves, Chandra Study Shows
Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals.
Tour: Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds
Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA'...
Tour: NASA Missions Spot Cosmic 'Wreath' Displaying Stellar Circle of Life
Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is fitting then that one of the best places for astronomers to lear...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Sees Black Hole Jet Stumble Into Something in the Dark
Astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path.
Tour: NASA's Chandra, Hubble Tune Into 'Flame-Throwing' Guitar Nebula
Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a "flame-throwing guitar" has now been spotted moving through space. Astro...
Tour: Planets Beware: NASA Unburies Danger Zones of Star Cluster
Astronomers used Chandra, in combination with ultraviolet, optical and infrared data, to show where some of the most treacherous places in a star clus...
Tour: Black Hole Destroys Star and Goes After Another
A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in th...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams
A galaxy has streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that "crossing the streams" does not necessarily end in disaster. In f...
Tour: New NASA Sonifications Listen to the Universe's Past
Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra's "First Light" image.
Tour: NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole's Snack Schedule
A team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how — and when — a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material.
Tour: 25 Images to Celebrate Chandra's 25th Anniversary
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its launch, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is releasing 25 never-before-seen views of a wide range of cosmic ob...
Tour: Take a Summer Road Trip Through Images with NASA's Chandra, Webb
It's time to take a cosmic road trip using light as the highway and visit four stunning destinations across space. The vehicles for this space get-awa...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Peers Into Densest and Weirdest Stars
A new study using NASA's Chandra and ESA's XMM-Newton reveals that the interiors of neutron stars may contain a type of ultra-dense matter not found a...
Tour: Coming in Hot: NASA's Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets
A study with Chandra and XMM-Newton indicates which stars near our Sun could have habitable exoplanets around them based on whether they receive letha...
Tour: 'Super' Star Cluster Shines in New Look From NASA's Chandra
Westerlund 1 is the biggest and closest "super" star cluster to Earth. New data is helping astronomers delve deeper into this galactic factory where s...
Tour: Spotted: 'Death Star' Black Holes in Action
Astronomers studied 16 supermassive black holes that are firing powerful beams, or jets, into space. They found that about a third of these have chang...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting
Eruptions from the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* may have created an exhaust vent attached to a "chimney" of hot gas blowing away from the ce...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Releases Doubleheader of Blockbuster Hits
New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky — the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A — include X-ray data collected by Chandra over about two de...
Tour: Travel Through Data From Space in New 3D Instagram Experiences
A new project provides special 3D experiences on Instagram using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through augmented rea...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Identifies an Underachieving Black Hole
A brilliant supermassive black hole is not living up to expectations. Although responsible for high levels of radiation and powerful jets, this giant...
Tour: Listen to the Universe: New NASA Sonifications and Documentary
Three new sonifications of images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have been released in conjunction with a new documentary about the project tha...
Tour: Stellar Beads on a String
Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded. This mega-explosion may help explain the formation of...
Tour: Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that looks l...
Tour: Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of Years
These four images represent a sample of galaxy clusters that are part of the largest and most complete study to learn what triggers stars to form in t...
Tour: NASA Telescopes Chase Down "Green Monster" in Star's Debris
For the first time scientists have combined the powers of NASA's Chandra and Webb Space Telescopes to study the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A,...
Tour: NASA's Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars
A group of dead stars known as "spider pulsars" are obliterating companion stars within their reach.
Tour: NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole
Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays using the Chandra and Webb telescopes.
Tour: X-ray Telescopes Reveal the "Bones" of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand
Chandra's data of MSH 15-52 have been combined with data from NASA's newest X-ray telescope, IXPE to unveil the magnetic field "bones" of this remarka...
Tour: Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s
Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta C...
Tour: A Fab Five: New Images With NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
A new collection of stunning images highlights data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
Tour: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn...
Tour: Unexpectedly Calm and Remote Galaxy Cluster Discovered
Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy cluster with an important quality — providing insight into how these gigantic structures formed an...
Tour: Cosmic Harmonies: Sonifications From NASA Telescopes
Three new 'sonifications' of NASA data have been released: R Aquarii, Stephan’s Quintet, and M10.