Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have found that a black hole that shredded a star has moved onto a another star or stellar black hole. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hoba ...

Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

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

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

Space scientists have unveiled a cosmic bouquet in time for Valentine's Day. The new image includes data from several ...

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.

A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

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 ...

Researchers used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope data to find conclusive evidence that huge black holes can feed themselves. Such a discovery opens very important ...