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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking (07-16-2025)
A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor (06-25-2025)
Astronomers study Andromeda to better understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Astronomers study Andromeda to better understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic "Noon" (06-09-2025)
A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
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A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
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Quick Look: Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds (06-04-2025)
New observations have captured a powerful cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
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New observations have captured a powerful cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
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Quick Look: Eccentric 'Star' Defies Easy Explanation, NASA's Chandra Finds (05-28-2025)
Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects.
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Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects.
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Quick Look: NASA Telescopes Tune Into a Black Hole Prelude, Fugue (05-09-2025)
This new trio of sonifications represents different aspects of black holes.
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This new trio of sonifications represents different aspects of black holes.
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Quick Look: Mysterious X-ray Signal in Dying Star Points to Destroyed Planet (05-01-2025)
Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes.
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Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Releases New 3D Models of Cosmic Objects (04-16-2025)
New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models allow people to explore – and print – examples of stars in the early and end stages of their lives.
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New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models allow people to explore – and print – examples of stars in the early and end stages of their lives.
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Quick Look: Finding Clues in the Ruins of an Ancient Dead Star (03-27-2025)
People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to conduct a special kind of archaeology in space.
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-- Finding Clues in Ruins of Ancient Dead Star With NASA's Chandra
People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to conduct a special kind of archaeology in space.
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Quick Look: X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds (02-12-2025)
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have destroyed a nearby planet.
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After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have destroyed a nearby planet.
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