People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is pleased to present a collection of 9 models that were created using images generated by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The launch of this collection ...

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, astronomers have observed a massive and hot galaxy cluster known as PLCKG287.0+32.9 ...

Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.

Scientists have been receiving X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula for decades, but now they believe it may hide a horrifying ...

When you think of archaeology, you might picture digging through ancient ruins or exploring hidden tombs. But scientists have ...

New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton satellite has shown that a planet may have been destroyed by a white dwarf—one of the dimmest ...

Mining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the team of astronomers studied the relics that one star left behind after ...

Using today's most powerful X-ray missions, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's (European Space Agency's) XMM-Newton, they now have a much clearer picture of this decades-long enigma.

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images from the observatory to mark the anniversary. Credit: NASA/CXC/A.

Researchers also specula... NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have unveiled stunning new images of two star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud. NGC 602 ...