Chandra :: Photo Album http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/ Chandra Photo Album :: Recent Discoveries en-us Black Hole Bonanza Turns up in Galaxy Next Door http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/m31/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/m31/ Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST An unprecedented bonanza of black holes has been found in one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way. A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sgr0418/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sgr0418/ 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. Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/4c2930/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/4c2930/ 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. Colossal Hot Cloud Envelops Colliding Galaxies http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc6240/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc6240/ 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. X-Ray View of A Thousand-Year-Old Cosmic Tapestry http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sn1006/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/sn1006/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST A supernova remnant whose progenitor explosion was seen from Earth over a thousand years ago. Taken Under the "Wing" of the Small Magellanic Cloud http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc602/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/ngc602/ 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. Famous Supernova Reveals Clues About Crucial Cosmic Distance Markers http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/kepler/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/kepler/ 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. NASA's Swift, Chandra Explore a Youthful 'Star Wreck' http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/g306/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/g306/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST A supernova remnant in the Milky Way at a distance of about 26,000 light years away from Earth. Probing Extreme Matter Through Observations of Neutron Stars http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/47tuc/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/47tuc/ 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. Rare Explosion May Have Created Our Galaxy's Youngest Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/w49b/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/w49b/ 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.