Chandra X-Ray Observatory

April 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is celebrating its 65-year legacy of ingenuity and service to the U.S. space program – and

"The Phoenix cluster has the largest reservoir of hot, cooling gas of any galaxy cluster."

Black holes can actively regulate the material they consume, using powerful jets of gas blasted into space, according to a new study. It suggests many such cosmic beasts effectively "cook" their own meals.

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals. Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray

What's hotter than the hottest stars in the Universe?. Here in our Universe, stars shine brightly, providing light and heat to planets, moons, and more. But some objects get even hotter, by far..

There's a cosmic 'Christmas Wreath' hanging in the Small Magellanic Cloud, the James Webb and Chandra telescopes revealed in a sparkly new image.

Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found an unusual mark from a

Recent studies illuminate the secrets of Uranus' magnetic field and its oceanic moon, Miranda

A black hole shredded one star and now, a few years later, the debris disk is pummeling another star. This second star flashes in X-ray every time it gets hit. The post Black hole destroys a star, goes after another first appeared on EarthSky.

At just 300 light-years apart, these are the nearest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes spotted in our local universe using visible and X-ray light observations. While...

Astronomers have pinned down a faraway black hole's snack schedule after watching it devour a star across years.

A NPR poll shows that newly undecided voters could be vital in Vice President Harris' campaign to win the 2024 election. And, NASA is hoping to save the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built.

Twenty-five years ago, Eileen Collins' command of STS-93 broke down barriers in human spaceflight, leading to other opportunities for women astronauts.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its launch, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is releasing 25 never-before-seen views of a wide range of cosmic

NASA invites the public on a cosmic journey, showcasing stunning images captured by Chandra. NASA invites the public on a cosmic journey, showcasing stunning images captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope.

Astronomers uncovered Sagittarius A*'s vast X-ray chimney, which changes our understanding of black holes and galactic mechanics.

These aren't like planet Earth.

Researchers using NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope have found that a group of "Death Star black holes are swiveling around and pointing at new targets, like the fictional space station in Star Wars."

Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Jonathan McDowell told DailyMail.com that 'We could easily get much bigger storms over the next year or two,' as solar storm intensity increases