NASA telescopes capture a cosmic wreath for the holidays
NASA is ringing in the holiday season with the release of a new image, showing a cosmic wreath. The image, using data taken by several space telescopes, shows a star…
See 25 gorgeous images of space to celebrate Chandra’s 25th birthday
Today, July 23, marks the 25th anniversary of one of NASA’s lesser known but highly prolific space telescopes. The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999, and over…
See incredible time lapses of two of space’s most famous objects
Most objects in space, such as stars, have a lifecycle stretching over hundreds of thousands of years or more, so it’s rare to see objects in the sky that look…
NASA Budget Threatens Fate of Veteran X-Ray Telescope, Alarming Astronomers
It might be the end of the road for two of NASA’s most iconic telescopes as the space agency looks to reduce the funding for the Hubble Space Telescope and…
Four telescopes work together to create a gorgeous image of a supernova remnant
A stunning new image of a supernova remnant combines data from four different telescopes to show a colorful, detailed picture of a busy region of space. The remnant 30 Doradus…
Finally, a Telescope Named ‘Einstein’ Is Heading to Space
The Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be ready to launch next month. The probe will look for transient events in X-ray light…
The Best Space Images of 2023
Gif: X-ray: NASA/SAO/GSFC/M. Corcoran et al.; Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major, N. Wolk (SAO/CXC)/Gizmodo This is a timelapse of an outburst by Eta Carinae, a star system about 7,500…
Record-breaking supermassive black hole is oldest even seen in X-rays
Astronomers recently discovered the most distant black hole ever observed in the X-ray wavelength, and it has some unusual properties that could help uncover the mysteries of how the largest…
Five new images from Chandra reveal cosmic objects in X-ray wavelength
A series of five new images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory show the beauty of space as seen in the X-ray wavelength. Data from Chandra has been combined with data…
See stunning images combining James Webb and Chandra X-ray data
Since beginning science operations last summer, the James Webb Space Telescope has been providing a plethora of beautiful images of space. Now, NASA has shared a new view of some…