Chandra X-ray Observatory

An extraordinary outburst produced by a black hole in a nearby galaxy has provided direct evidence for a population of old, volatile stellar black holes. The discovery, made by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, provides new insight into the nature of a mysterious class of black holes that can produce as much energy in X-rays as a million suns radiate at all wavelengths.An extraordinary outburst from a black hole -- where its X-ray output increased at least 3,000 times -- has...Read Full Story

WPTVVolatile black holes discovered by NASA scientists observing ULX of spiral ...WPTVNASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered an extraordinary outburst by a black hole in the spiral galaxy M83, located about 15 million light years from Earth. NASA has reported a possible new discovery of volatile black holes.Black hole emits massive X-ray burstTG DailyNASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory sees Remarkable Outburst from Old Black HoleClarksville OnlineNASA's Chandra sees remarkable outburst...Read Full Story

The peculiar galaxy Centaurus A as seen in longer infrared wavelengths and X-rays. Inner structural features seen in this image are helping scientists to understand the mechanisms and interactions within the galaxy, as are the jets seen extending over thousands of light years from the black hole believed to be at its heart. Newly discovered clouds co-aligned with the jets can also be seen in the infrared data, which are colored red and orange.  Credits: Far-infrared: ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE...Read Full Story

Daily MailScientists discover strange black hole outburstsNewsNet5.comNASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered an extraordinary outburst by a black hole in the spiral galaxy M83, located about 15 million light years from Earth. (ESO / VLT / NASA) Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved.Chandra Sees Remarkable Outburst From Old Black HoleNASABlack Hole X-Ray Burst From M83 Galaxy Spied By NASA Chandra ObservatoryHuffington PostBlack hole emits humongous energy...Read Full Story

Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by studying the aftermath of their explosions. In its more than twelve years of science operations, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has studied many of these supernova remnants sprinkled across the Galaxy.The latest example of this important investigation is Chandra's new image of the supernova remnant known as G350.1-0.3. This stellar debris field is located some 14,700 light years from the Earth toward the...Read Full Story