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

Astronomers continue to stress the value of X-ray science as NASA's flagship Chandra X-ray telescope remains on the chopping ...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images ...

There are monstrous objects at the heart of every large galaxy — black holes that are millions or even billions of times more ...

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Scientists are relieved by the observatory’s stay of execution, but concerned that some budget cuts have gutted future research.

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

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 ...

This low-mass supermassive black hole, spotted with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, ...

Here’s how it works. Astronomers have scoured decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, finding bright, lumpy features dotting a jet of energy spit out by a nearby black hole.

NASA’s Chandra spots unusual 'knots' in a nearby black hole jet. X-ray data shows bright knots in Centaurus A black hole’s ...