Chandra :: Chandra For Kids http://www.chandra.harvard.edu/photo/kids_images.html en-us ULX in M51 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2018/m51/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2018/m51/kids.html Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:00:00 EST An ultraluminous X-ray source in the M51, or Whirlpool, galaxy. Jupiter https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2017/jupiter/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2017/jupiter/kids.html Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:00:00 EST Jupiter's Independently Pulsating X-ray Auroras CXO J101527.2+625911 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2017/rsmbh/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2017/rsmbh/kids.html Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:00 EST A candidate recoiling black hole located in an elliptical galaxy about 3.9 billion light years away. Chandra Deep Field South https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2017/cdfs/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2017/cdfs/kids.html Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:00:00 EST An unparalleled image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory gives astronomers the best look yet at the growth of black holes over billions of years beginning soon after the Big Bang. Pluto https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/pluto/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/pluto/kids.html Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:00:00 EST A dwarf planet in the outer regions of the Solar System. GJ 3253 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/gj3253/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/gj3253/kids.html Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:00:00 EST A low-mass red dwarf star about 31 light years away from Earth. Abell 1033 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/a1033/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/a1033/kids.html Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:00:00 EST A collision of two galaxy clusters located about 1.6 billion light years from Earth. NGC 6388 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/ngc6388/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/ngc6388/kids.html Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:00:00 EST The destruction of a planet may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a team of astronomers has found evidence that this may have happened in an ancient cluster of stars at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy. Abell 2597 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/a2597/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/a2597/kids.html Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:00:00 EST A galaxy cluster located about one billion light years from Earth. Sagittarius A* https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/sgra/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/sgra/kids.html Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:00:00 EST The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way about 26,000 light years from Earth. NGC 2207 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/ngc2207/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/ngc2207/kids.html Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:00:00 EST NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are two spiral galaxies in the process of merging. Chandra Archive Collection https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/archives/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/archives/kids.html Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:00:00 EST Six images that combine Chandra data with those from other telescopes. 3C58 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/15year/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/15year/kids.html Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:00:00 EST Four newly processed images of supernova remnants have been released. Whirlpool Galaxy https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/m51/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/m51/kids.html Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:00:00 EST Nearly a million seconds of observing time with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way glittering with hundreds of X-ray points of light. G352.7-0.1 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/g352/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/g352/kids.html Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:00:00 EST Supernovas are the spectacular ends to the lives of many massive stars. These explosions can produce enormous amounts of energy and be as bright as an entire galaxy. ESO 137-001 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/eso137/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/eso137/kids.html Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:00:00 EST The spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 looks like a dandelion caught in a breeze in this new composite image from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Circinus X-1 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/cirx1/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/cirx1/kids.html Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:00:00 EST A neutron star and normal star binary pair about 26,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy. Coma Cluster https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/coma/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/coma/kids.html Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:00:00 EST A collection of thousands of galaxies about 320 million light years from Earth. Sagittarius A* https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sgra_gas/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sgra_gas/kids.html Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:00:00 EST Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have taken a major step in explaining why material around the giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is extraordinarily faint in X-rays. NGC 1232 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc1232/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc1232/kids.html Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:00:00 EST A giant cloud of superheated gas that is likely caused by a collision between galaxies. HD 189733 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/hd189733/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/hd189733/kids.html Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:00:00 EST An exoplanet in orbit around a star about 63 light years from Earth NGC 2392 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc2392/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc2392/kids.html Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:00:00 EST A Sun-like star in its end phase of life about 4,200 light years from Earth. G1.9+0.3 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/g19/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/g19/kids.html Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST A supernova remnant in the Milky Way located about 28,000 light years from Earth SGR 0418+5729 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sgr0418/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sgr0418/kids.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 EST A type of neutron star that has a relatively slow spin rate and generates occasional large blasts of X-rays. 4C+29.30 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/4c2930/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/4c2930/kids.html Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 EST This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power. NGC 6240 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc6240/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc6240/kids.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST Two large galaxies are colliding and scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas that surrounds them. NGC 602 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc602/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc602/kids.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. Even though it is a small, or so-called dwarf galaxy, the SMC is so bright that it is visible to the unaided eye from the Southern Hemisphere and near the equator. Kepler's Supernova Remnant https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/kepler/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/kepler/kids.html Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova. This supernova belongs to an important class of objects that are used to measure the rate of expansion of the Universe. 47 Tucanae https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/47tuc/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/47tuc/kids.html Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST Neutron stars, the ultra-dense cores left behind after massive stars collapse, contain the densest matter known in the Universe outside of a black hole. W49B https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/w49b/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/w49b/kids.html Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:00 EST New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest a highly distorted supernova remnant may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The remnant appears to be the product of a rare explosion in which matter is ejected at high speeds along the poles of a rotating star. DEM L50 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/deml50/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/deml50/kids.html Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST A superbubble located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years from Earth. Superbubbles are found in regions where massive stars have formed in the last few million years. Vela Pulsar Jet https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/vela/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/vela/kids.html Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST A new Chandra movie of the Vela pulsar shows it may be "precessing," or wobbling as it spins. NGC 922 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/ngc922/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/ngc922/kids.html Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST NGC 922 was formed by the collision between two galaxies - one seen in this image and another located outside the field of view. Abell 30 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/a30/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/a30/kids.html Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST These images of the planetary nebula Abell 30, (a.k.a. A30), show one of the clearest views ever obtained of a special phase of evolution for these objects. Cygnus OB2 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/cygob2/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/cygob2/kids.html Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe harbor many young star clusters and associations that each contain hundreds to thousands of hot, massive, young stars known as O and B stars. NGC 6543 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/pne/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/pne/kids.html Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST This gallery shows four planetary nebulas from the first systematic survey of such objects in the solar neighborhood made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. NGC 1929 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/n1929/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/n1929/kids.html Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST A superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 160,000 light years from Earth. Phoenix Cluster https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/phoenix/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/phoenix/kids.html Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST The Phoenix Cluster is an extraordinary galaxy cluster that is breaking several important astronomical records. IGR J11014-6103 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/igrj11014/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/igrj11014/kids.html Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST Researchers using three different telescopes -- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton in space, and the Parkes radio telescope in Australia -- may have found the fastest moving pulsar ever seen. SN 2010jl https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/sn2010/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/sn2010/kids.html Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 EST Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded. M83 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/m83/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/m83/kids.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST A spiral galaxy located about 15 million light years from Earth. DLSCL J0916.2+2951 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/musketball/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/musketball/kids.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST A merger of galaxy clusters about 5.2 billion light years from Earth. Cassiopeia A https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/casa/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/casa/kids.html Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST A new study of a supernova remnant indicates that the original massive star may have turned inside out in the explosion. Abell 383 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/a383/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/a383/kids.html Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST A cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light years from Earth. Sagittarius A* https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/sgra/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/sgra/kids.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST Illustration of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. G350.1-0.3 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/g350/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/g350/kids.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST A supernova remnant located about 14,700 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way El Gordo https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/elgordo/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/elgordo/kids.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST A galaxy cluster located about 7.2 billion light years from Earth. SXP 1062 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/sxp1062/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/sxp1062/kids.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST A pulsar found within a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) Abell 2052 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/a2052/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/a2052/kids.html Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST A cluster of galaxies located about 480 million light years from Earth. Cygnus X-1 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/cygx1/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/cygx1/kids.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST A stellar-mass black hole in orbit with a companion star located about 6,000 light years from Earth. Tarantula Nebula https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/30dor/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/30dor/kids.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST Found in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud, 30 Doradus is one of the largest star-forming regions located close to the Milky Way. G299.2-2.9 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/g299/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/g299/kids.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EST G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy. NGC 281 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/ngc281/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/ngc281/kids.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into our galaxy over its lifetime. CoRoT-2a https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/corot/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/corot/kids.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST This graphic contains an image and illustration of a nearby star, named CoRoT-2a, which has a planet in close orbit around it. NGC 3393 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/n3393/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/n3393/kids.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EST A spiral galaxy with two supermassive black holes located about 160 milion light years from Earth. Abell 2744 https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/a2744/kids.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/a2744/kids.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST A collision of galaxy clusters about 3.5 billion light years away.