Chandra :: Press Room http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_072214.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_072214.html Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:00:00 EST Since its deployment on July 23, 1999, Chandra has helped revolutionize our understanding of the Universe through its unrivaled X-ray vision. Mysterious X-ray Signal Intrigues Astronomers http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_062414.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_062414.html Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:00:00 EST A mysterious X-ray signal has been found in a detailed study of galaxy clusters. NASA's Chandra Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_050714.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_050714.html Wed, 07 May 2014 12:00:00 EST A star cluster in the center of the Flame Nebula about 1,400 light years from Earth. Hubble Finds that Monster "El Gordo" Galaxy Cluster is Bigger than Thought http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_040314.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_040314.html Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:00:00 EST Hubble Space Telescope has weighed the largest known galaxy cluster in the distant universe and found that it definitely lives up to its nickname: El Gordo. 2014 Einstein Fellows Chosen http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_040214.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_040214.html Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:00:00 EST NASA has announced the selection of the 2014 Einstein Fellows who will conduct research related to NASA's Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS) program, which aims to expand our knowledge of the origin, evolution, and fate of the Universe. Dr. Belinda Wilkes Chosen to Lead the Chandra X-ray Center http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_031914.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_031914.html Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:00:00 EST Director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, announces that after an extensive search, the SAO, in consultation with NASA, has selected Dr. Belinda Wilkes as the next director of the Chandra X-ray Center (CXC). Chandra and XMM-Newton Provide Direct Measurement of Distant Black Hole's Spin http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_030514.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_030514.html Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:00:00 EST A quasar located about 6 billion light years from Earth. NASA's Chandra Sees Runaway Pulsar Firing an Extraordinary Jet http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_021814.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_021814.html Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:00:00 EST A runaway pulsar with an extraordinary jet trailing behind it has been found. NASA Spacecraft Take Aim At Nearby Supernova http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_012714.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_012714.html Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:00:00 EST An exceptionally close stellar explosion discovered on Jan. 21 has become the focus of observatories around and above the globe, including several NASA spacecraft. Dead Star and Distant Black Holes Dazzle in X-Rays http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_011314.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_011314.html Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:00:00 EST Two new views from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, showcase the telescope's talent for spying objects near and far.