NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows stunning images of Universe: In pics
Dec 06, 2020, 20:57 PM IST
Record-breaking explosion in universe, created by black hole 390 million light-years away, spotted by astronomers
Astronomers have spotted a record-breaking explosion created by a black hole some 390 million light-years away in the universe. According to CNN.com, this record-breaking, gargantuan explosion came from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds of millions of light-years away, the astronomers said.
Feb 28, 2020, 07:45 AM IST
Scientists discover planets beyond Milky Way for the first time
The planet population, ranging from the size of the Moon to the size of Jupiter, were spotted in a galaxy located 3.8 billion light-years away.
Feb 05, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
Supermassive discovery: Scientists spot five elusive giant black hole pairs
The black hole pairs were uncovered by combining data from a suite of different observatories including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Wide-Field Infrared Sky Explorer Survey (WISE), and the ground-based Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona.
Oct 04, 2017, 13:29 PM IST
Sun-like stars calm down after turbulent youth
From studies of solar X-ray emission, astronomers have determined that the corona is heated by processes related to the interplay of turbulent motions and magnetic fields in the outer layers of a star.
Sep 07, 2017, 19:38 PM IST
Giant wave of hot gas discovered in nearby Perseus galaxy cluster
Scientists say the wave, spanning some 200,000 light-years, is about twice the size of our own Milky Way galaxy.
May 03, 2017, 17:13 PM IST
Scientists discover star circling closest known orbit around likely black hole!
This discovery was made using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as NASA’s NuSTAR and CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA).
Mar 14, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
Black hole devouring star for a decade detected
Researchers made this discovery using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Swift satellite as well as European Space Agency's XMM-Newton.
Feb 07, 2017, 11:52 AM IST
NASA shares stunning image of a cluster of stars celebrating a cosmic Christmas; calls it ‘Winter’ Wonderland!
NGC 6357 is actually a “cluster of clusters,” containing at least three clusters of young stars, including many hot, massive, luminous stars.
Dec 20, 2016, 09:11 AM IST
NASA's X-ray telescopes stumble over evidence of wandering black hole! - See pic
The astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory to discover this source.
Oct 06, 2016, 11:11 AM IST
Abell 2744 captured: 'Pandora's Cluster' as seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope! (See pic)
The gravity of this galaxy cluster is strong enough that it acts as a lens to magnify images of more distant background galaxies.
Sep 29, 2016, 12:23 PM IST
NASA detects X-ray emission from Pluto
This discovery was done by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory during its four separate observations.
Sep 17, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
NASA reveals new information on Sun's magnetic field and its kin!
The US space agency NASA has released illustrated image of the magnetic field that depicts the interior of a low-mass star, such as GJ 3253, a low-mass red dwarf star about 31 light years away from our planet.
Jul 28, 2016, 22:23 PM IST
'Russian Doll' galaxy cluster decodes information about dark energy
Astronomers have developed a powerful method for investigating dark energy by using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other optical telescopes.
Apr 29, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'
The Sun constantly ejects streams of particles into space in the solar wind.
Mar 23, 2016, 21:18 PM IST
Distant black hole jet discovered in glow of Big Bang!
The jet, found in the system known as B3 0727+409, is at least 300,000 light years.
Feb 17, 2016, 10:01 AM IST
NASA's Chandra Observatory discovers incredible galactic tail
The pressure exerted by this rapid motion caused gas to be stripped away from the galaxy.
Dec 22, 2015, 13:47 PM IST
