A planet may have been destroyed by a white dwarf at the center of a planetary nebula — the first…

Discovery proves decades-old theory of galaxy feeding cycle. Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have finally solved the mystery…

A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made…

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their…

Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA’s Chandra…

From new perspectives on the early universe to illuminating the extreme environment near a black hole, discoveries from NASA missions…

This new view of the “Christmas tree cluster” NGC 2264, released on Dec. 17, 2024, combines data from NASA’s Chandra…

This new image of star cluster NGC 602, released on Dec. 17, 2024, combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with a…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA researchers have discovered a perplexing case of a black hole that appears to be…

Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is fitting then that one of the…

Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have…

Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a “flame-throwing guitar” has now been spotted moving through…

A rapidly feeding black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy in the early universe, shown in this artist’s…

Most stars form in collections, called clusters or associations, that include very massive stars. These giant stars send out large…

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a supermassive black hole that has torn apart one star and…

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing one another.…

A quarter of a century ago, NASA released the “first light” images from the agency’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This introduction…

By Rick Smith On Aug. 26, 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its powerful telescopic eye in orbit and captured its…

By using new data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESA’s XMM-Newton, a…

NASA’s Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, the Center for Astrophysics |…

By Rick Smith “The art of aerospace engineering is a matter of seeing around corners,” said NASA thermal analyst Jodi…