Chandra :: Press Room http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us NASA's Chandra Turns up Black Hole Bonanza in Galaxy Next Door http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_061213.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_061213.html 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. Young Star Suggests our Sun Was a Feisty Toddler http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_060513.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_060513.html Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST New work suggests that our Sun was both active and "feisty" in its infancy, growing in fits and starts while burping out bursts of X-rays. A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_052313.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_052313.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 EST A major campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows magnetars may be more diverse than previously thought. 2013 Einstein Fellows Chosen http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_040913.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_040913.html Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST NASA has announced the selection of the 2013 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. Famous Supernova Reveals Clues About Crucial Cosmic Distance Markers http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_031813.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_031813.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. NASA's Chandra Suggests Rare Explosion Created Our Galaxy's Youngest Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_021313.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_021313.html Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:00 EST The remnant, called W49B, is located about 26,000 light years away and has an age of about a thousand years, as seen from Earth. New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_010713.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_010713.html Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST Unlike with some Hollywood films, a sequel of a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first. From Super to Ultra: Just How Big Can Black Holes Get? http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_121812.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_121812.html Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought. Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_112812.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_112812.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST A jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth has been detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. NASA's NuSTAR Reveals Flare From Milky Way's Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_102412.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_102412.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST NASA's newest set of X-ray eyes in the sky, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), has caught its first look at the giant black hole parked at the center of our galaxy