The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images ...

New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models ...

This image of ... explain a mysterious X-ray signal that astronomers have detected from the nebula for over 40 years. This view combines X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (magenta ...

These Chandra images reveal ... Astrophysical Observatory The supernova that resulted in the creation of SNR 0509-67.5 occurred nearly 400 years ago for Earth viewers. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/J.Hughes ...

For more than eight hours last fall, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory stared at a nondescript ... The spacecraft can produce full-color images of X-ray-emitting objects while measuring the intensity ...

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 ...

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 ...