Using NASA's space-based Chandra X-ray Observatory and the retired Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "danger zones" for planets that are forming around young stars. The team ...

It was only a few days ago that NASA announced its Chandra X-Ray Observatory was experiencing a bit of unexpected downtime. The spacecraft was forced to enter its automated safe mode, which it’s ...

New research from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory uncovers fast-moving knots in black hole jets, highlighting differences in ...

NASA needed to send Chandra into space. I am an astrophysicist at the ... for researchers who are building simulations that model how the universe evolves over time. But we still don’t quite ...

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (above) and Hubble Space Telescope could face budget cuts as NASA deals with overall spending reductions. Credit: NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan WASHINGTON — NASA has ...

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, scientists have discovered a new cosmic "exhaust vent" funneling hot gas away from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole that sits at the ...

A decision to cut spending on the Hubble Space Telescope by 10% and on the Chandra X-ray Observatory by 40% has been ...

Late last week NASA broke the news that its Chandra X-Ray Observatory had gone down due to a system malfunction and that the spacecraft’s safe mode had been triggered. Earlier this week it was ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is close to moving back into normal science observations following a gyro issue, while the Chandra Space Telescope has now resumed its detections of X-ray emissions from ...

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NASA is delaying making a final decision about potential cost cuts that will determine the fate of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and affect the Hubble Space Telescope's science program.