Chandra

January 7th 2026

Stunning 25-Year Timelapse Shows a Supernova Tearing Through Deep Space

Decades in the making, NASA's X-ray timelapse shows a stellar explosion expanding into space at up to 2% the speed of light.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Jan 7

October 24th 2025

Betelgeuse’s Newfound Companion Star Keeps Breaking Astronomy Rules

We have more Betelbuddy news, and the little companion star to Betelgeuse is turning out to be an oddball.

Science Gayoung Lee Oct 24

September 11th 2025

House Bill Could Rescue Some of NASA’s Most Important Space Projects

Congress' 2026 budget proposal may not spell the end of these iconic planetary missions after all.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Sep 11

June 8th 2025

These Two Galaxy Clusters Are About to Smash Into Each Other—Again

The unusual astronomical skirmish offers new insight into the dynamics of such collisions.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe Jun 8

May 28th 2025

Mysterious Space Object Is Pumping Out a Pair of Signals That Shouldn’t Go Together

Detecting this object’s unusual behavior “felt like finding a needle in a haystack.”

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe May 28

May 10th 2025

Rogue Pulsar Snaps Galactic Bone in Milky Way’s Spine

NASA's Chandra Observatory recently captured an X-ray image that helped identify a dramatic break in one of the galaxy's longest filaments.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie May 10

November 22nd 2024

Normally Found Only In Heavy Metal Bands Or Certain Post Apocalyptic Films, A "flame Throwing Guitar" Has Now Been Spotted Moving Through Space. Astronomers Have Captured Movies Of This Extreme Cosmic Object Using Nasa's Chandra And Hubble.

This Nebula Blasts Particles Into Space. Also, It Looks Like a Guitar

New images of the massive structure is helping astronomers identify the tune being played by the celestial guitar.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Nov 22

October 10th 2024

An illustration of a tidal disruption event of a supermassive black hole.

Black Hole Tears Star to Shreds, Flings Its Guts Toward Another Star Nearby

The gargantuan object is driving a "cosmic two-for-one" that could shed light on the source of a weird kind of X-ray.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Oct 10

September 10th 2024

Two Supermassive Black Holes Are Weirdly Close Together

At just 300 light years apart, it's the closest duo yet discovered.

Space & Spaceflight Adam Kovac Sep 10

December 21st 2023

Illustration: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Finally, a Telescope Named ‘Einstein’ Is Heading to Space

Space's latest X-ray telescope, aptly named after the most famous physicist of all time, is poised to unveil the mysteries of nature's most extreme phenomena.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Dec 21

October 16th 2023

Two Iconic NASA Space Telescopes Could Get Their Funding Slashed

The space agency is considering budget cuts to Hubble and Chandra in anticipation of a flat budget for 2024.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Oct 16

September 28th 2023

Gif: X-ray: NASA/SAO/GSFC/M. Corcoran et al.; Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major, N. Wolk (SAO/CXC)/Gizmodo

Stellar Explosion From 180 Years Ago Comes Alive in New Timelapse

Two decades of Chandra Observatory data reveal the aftermath of the Eta Carinae stellar eruption of 1838.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Sep 28

August 28th 2023

India’s Moon Mission Makes Unprecedented Measurements at the Lunar South Pole

Less than a week after its historic landing on the Moon, Chandrayaan-3 measured the temperature profile of the south pole soil.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Aug 28

May 24th 2023

Image: Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO. Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major, and K. Arcand

NASA Telescopes Team Up to Produce Stupendously Purple Views of Space

Star clusters, galaxies, and gas clouds are mesmerizing when seen across many wavelengths of light.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz May 24

August 5th 2021

The Walking Dead’s Final Season Picks Up 2 New Apocalypse Players

Plus the television adaptation of Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem is finally casting.

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Aug 5

April 1st 2021

Image: X-ray: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al; Optical: W.M. Keck Observatory

Astronomers Spot X-Rays Coming From Uranus

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have detected X-rays coming from Uranus, revealing a previously unknown dimension of this majestic ice giant. The new finding, published in JGR: Physics, means that X-ray emissions have been detected on every planet in the solar system except Neptune. What’s more, the discovery could yield new insights into more…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Apr 1

April 19th 2015

This Image May Suggest The Destructive Powers Of A White Dwarf Star

This stunning Chandra image of ngc6388 suggests that “a white dwarf star may have ripped apart a planet as it came too close.” More from NASA (and even more info here): When a star reaches its white dwarf stage, nearly all of the material from the star is packed inside a radius one hundredth that…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Apr 19

December 19th 2014

Two Different Satellites Take Two Different Pictures of the Same Galaxy

What a difference a wavelength makes: On the left is the M82 Galaxy as seen in the visible light spectrum, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope — and the image we most associate with that galaxy. On the right is an x-ray image of the same galaxy, taken by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Image credit:…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Dec 19

July 28th 2014

X-Rays From the Universe Are Simply Stunning

The Chandra X-ray observatory has been observing the universe in X-ray wavelengths for fifteen years. The space telescope’s scientific highlights gallery has so much gorgeous X-ray goodness that it’s hard to pick favourites. Need to be swept away by the sheer beauty of space? We’ve got you covered. https://gizmodo.com/celebrate-chandra-with-supernova-and-pulsars-1609305975 Top Image: A black hole lurks…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Jul 28

July 23rd 2014

Chandra Has Been X-Raying the Universe for 15 Years

When the Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates a launch anniversary, it goes big with exploding stars and rotating neutron stars. Today marks 15 years of precision X-ray investigations of stars, galaxies, black holes, neutron stars, and even dark energy. NASA celebrates with supernova and pulsars. Chandra is a space telescope launched on July 23, 1999 on…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Jul 23

Chandra

Stunning 25-Year Timelapse Shows a Supernova Tearing Through Deep Space

Betelgeuse’s Newfound Companion Star Keeps Breaking Astronomy Rules

House Bill Could Rescue Some of NASA’s Most Important Space Projects

These Two Galaxy Clusters Are About to Smash Into Each Other—Again

Mysterious Space Object Is Pumping Out a Pair of Signals That Shouldn’t Go Together

Rogue Pulsar Snaps Galactic Bone in Milky Way’s Spine

This Nebula Blasts Particles Into Space. Also, It Looks Like a Guitar

Black Hole Tears Star to Shreds, Flings Its Guts Toward Another Star Nearby

Two Supermassive Black Holes Are Weirdly Close Together

Finally, a Telescope Named ‘Einstein’ Is Heading to Space

Two Iconic NASA Space Telescopes Could Get Their Funding Slashed

Stellar Explosion From 180 Years Ago Comes Alive in New Timelapse

India’s Moon Mission Makes Unprecedented Measurements at the Lunar South Pole

NASA Telescopes Team Up to Produce Stupendously Purple Views of Space

The Walking Dead’s Final Season Picks Up 2 New Apocalypse Players

Astronomers Spot X-Rays Coming From Uranus

This Image May Suggest The Destructive Powers Of A White Dwarf Star

Two Different Satellites Take Two Different Pictures of the Same Galaxy

X-Rays From the Universe Are Simply Stunning

Chandra Has Been X-Raying the Universe for 15 Years

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