A study using the NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other X-ray telescopes has revealed that "an exploded star can pose ...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory marked its 25th anniversary with a release of never-before-seen images. But budget cuts may cause the observatory’s days to be numbered.

The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

Astronomers released 25 new images to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory's launch. NASA / SAO / CXC Though we can’t see them, X-rays are widespread in outer space.

NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a massive X-ray jet from quasar J1610+1811, 11.6 billion light-years away. The jet travels at nearly the speed of light, ...

Detailed X-ray images of the cosmos are key to answering these questions, and we have just marked 25 years since the launch of NASA’s flagship X-ray Observatory, Chandra, on July 23, 1999.

The Chandra X-ray observatory was launched on July 23, 1999. Since then, it has scoured the universe to look for X-ray emissions from exploded stars, clusters of galaxies and more, according to NASA.

On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was launched into space aboard the shuttle Columbia, the first such mission to be commanded by a woman astronaut. The Chandra telescope detects high ...

STUNNING: NASA released 25 never-before-seen images - including the 'Pillars of Creation,' Cat's Paw Nebula and more - to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Chandra X-ray Observatory.

The Chandra X-ray Observatory sits inside the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia before launch. Credit: NASA The current budget shortfall is not the first threat to its existence Chandra has ...

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. The celestial object is emitting X-rays around the same time it's shooting out radio waves.