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 ...

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...

Using NASA's space-based Chandra X-ray Observatory and the retired Spitzer ... The astronomers took the resultant images and "stitched" them together to create a large mosaic.

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrated its 25th anniversary in stunning style. The space agency released 25 never-before-seen images from the space telescope on Tuesday. The views span the ...

At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, or B1509 for short. Celestial lighthouse: NASA describes a pulsar ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Exoplanets orbiting red dwarfs, like Wolf 359, face extreme space weather due to high levels of X-ray and ultraviolet radiation. Only planets with greenhouse ...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a plasma jet ... wind might create the X-ray emissions observed in the Chandra images. While the lower arm of the V aligns with expected behavior ...