Marshall Astrophysics

NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects

September 9, 2026

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have…

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Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra

August 25, 2026

Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new…

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NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory

August 5, 2026

A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way…

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NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar

July 10, 2026

For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic…

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NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions

June 15, 2026

The aftermath of a supernova, a stellar explosion, is usually a slowly fading cloud of hot gas. So…

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Astronomers may have uncovered a new supernova remnant in a star-forming region near the center of the Milky Way galaxy using data from Chandra and XMM-Newton. If confirmed, this would be one of the closest supernova remnants to the supermassive black hole in the Galactic Center. This image shows the region where the evidence was found, which contains X-rays from Chandra and XMM-Newton, radio data from the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, and an optical image from the Pan-STARRS telescopes in Hawaii.

June 11, 2026

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood…

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NASA Finds Young Stars Dim in X-rays Surprisingly Quickly

April 15, 2026

Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in…

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Three new Chandra sonifications of data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus have been released. Planets and other Solar System bodies can reflect X-rays given off by the Sun, which Chandra can detect. Sonification is a process that translates data captured by Chandra and other telescopes into sound. In addition to X-rays from Chandra, these new sonifications contain data from Hubble, Cassini, and Keck telescopes. In this image, the amount of diffuse X-rays from a donut-shaped ring of energetic particles around Jupiter, seen on the left and right side of the planet, has been enhanced compared to the amount of X-rays from the planet's auroras, seen at the poles. As the scan moves left to right, it encounters X-rays that bracket the planet on either side, and this plays as woodwind sounds. As we pass over the planet itself, seen in an infrared image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the sounds become fuller as the infrared data is represented by other instruments. Since Jupiter is tilted slightly, the pitch descends as the scan passes over the bright band near the equator and through the Great Red Spot. On the other side, more X-ray data from Chandra flanks the planet and can be heard as gusty wind sounds at the end.

February 26, 2026

In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight: six planets will…

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February 24, 2026

For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in…

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This image contains lower-, medium-, and higher-energy X-rays in red, green, and blue respectively.

January 24, 2026

Like a recording artist who has had a long career, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has a “back catalog” of cosmic…

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This artist’s concept depicts a smaller white dwarf star pulling material from a larger star, right, into an accretion disk. Earlier this year, scientists used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star and its X-ray polarization.

January 5, 2026

By Michael Allen For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a…

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$This release features a composite image of a galaxy cluster first discovered on New Year's Eve day, 2020. The cluster appears here as a large collection of brilliant white lights, each a distinct galaxy. A neon purple cloud stretches across the cluster's crowded core. Many of the hundred-plus galaxies in the cluster are in two clumps of galaxies towards the top and bottom of center. Some are encircled by a faint glowing haze, while a few foreground stars gleam with diffraction spikes. Some of the smaller galaxies are tinted blue, orange, or red, and some appear more oblong than round, suggesting spiral shapes viewed edge-on. The neon purple cloud sits at the heart of the image, surrounding the most densely-packed part of the cluster. This cloud, which spreads vertically across the cluster, is multimillion-degree gas observed by Chandra. The two clumps of observable galaxies, and the spread of superheated gas, reveal that the Champagne Cluster is in fact two clusters in the process of colliding. With the two clusters of sparkling light clinking together, and the auspicious discovery date, astronomers have dubbed the merged cosmic structure "The Champagne Cluster".$

December 30, 2025

Celebrate the New Year with the “Champagne Cluster,” a galaxy cluster seen in this new image from NASA’s…

NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects

Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra

NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory

NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar

NASA’s Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions

NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center

NASA Finds Young Stars Dim in X-rays Surprisingly Quickly

Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra

Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra

NASA’s Chandra Releases Deep Cut From Catalog of Cosmic Recordings

NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time

NASA’s Chandra Rings in New Year With Champagne Cluster