Chandra :: Press Room http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us New Study Suggests Tens of Thousands of Black Holes Exist in Milky Way's Center http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_040418.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_040418.html Wed, 04 Apr 2018 12:00:00 EST A Columbia University-led team of astrophysicists has discovered a dozen black holes gathered around Sagittarius A* Scientists Surprised by Relentless Cosmic Cold Front http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_040318.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_040318.html Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:00:00 EST A gigantic and resilient "cold front" is hurtling through the Perseus galaxy cluster. NASA Awards Prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowships http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_040318.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_040318.html Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:00:00 EST NASA has selected 24 new Fellows for its prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP). Supermassive Black Holes Are Outgrowing Their Galaxies http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_021518.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_021518.html Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:00:00 EST The growth of the biggest black holes in the Universe is outrunning the rate of formation of stars in the galaxies they inhabit. The Winter 'AstrOlympics' Kick Off http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_020818.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_020818.html Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:00:00 EST As the athletes get set to compete in Pyeongchang, Korea, the public can explore the Olympic Games in a different way through an innovative project blending science and sports. Neutron-star merger yields new puzzle for astrophysicists http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_011818.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_011818.html Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:00:00 EST The gamma ray burst unleashed by the collision is more complex than scientists initially imagined. Researchers Catch Supermassive Black Hole Burping — Twice http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_011118.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/18_releases/press_011118.html Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:00:00 EST Using data from several telescopes including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole snacking on gas and then "burping" — not once but twice. A New Stellar X-ray "Reality" Show Debuts http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/17_releases/press_122717.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/17_releases/press_122717.html Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:00:00 EST A new project using data from NASA´s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes allows people to navigate through real data of the remains of an exploded star for the first time. A New Twist in the Dark Matter Tale http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/17_releases/press_121917.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/17_releases/press_121917.html Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:00:00 EST An innovative interpretation of X-ray data from a galaxy cluster could help scientists understand the nature of dark matter.  Giant Black Hole Pair Photobombs Andromeda Galaxy http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/17_releases/press_113017.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/17_releases/press_113017.html Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:00:00 EST An object possibly containing two supermassive black holes about 2.6 billion light years away.