Chandra :: Press Room http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_050912.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_050912.html Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 EST The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at their cores produce fewer stars than galaxies with less active black holes. Black Hole Caught Red-handed in a Stellar Homicide http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_050312.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_050312.html Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:00 EST Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close. NASA's Chandra Sees Remarkable Outburst From Old Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_043012.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_043012.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST A spiral galaxy located about 15 million light years from Earth. 2012 Einstein Fellows Chosen http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_040212.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_040212.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST NASA has announced the selection of the 2012 Einstein Fellows who will conduct research related to NASA's Physics of the Cosmos program, which aims to expand our knowledge of the origin, evolution, and fate of the Universe. Dark Matter Core Defies Explanation in NASA Hubble Image http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_030212.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_030212.html Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST Abell 520 is a gigantic merger of galaxy clusters located 2.4 billion light-years away. NASA'S Chandra Finds Fastest Wind From Stellar-Mass Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_022112.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_022112.html Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST A binary system containing a stellar-mass black hole, located about 28,000 light years from Earth. NASA's Chandra Finds Milky Way's Black Hole Grazing on Asteroids http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_020812.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_020812.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, about 26,000 light years from Earth. NASA's Chandra Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in Early Universe http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_011012.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_011012.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST An exceptional galaxy cluster, the largest seen in the distant universe. NASA's Chandra Contributes to Black Hole Birth Announcement http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_111711.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_111711.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST New details about the birth of a famous black hole that took place millions of years ago have been uncovered. NASA Telescopes Help Solve Ancient Supernova Mystery http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_102611.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_102611.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EST A mystery, that began nearly 2,000 years ago, has been solved.