Chandra :: Press Room http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us 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. Star Blasts Planet With X-rays http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_091311.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_091311.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST A nearby star is pummeling a companion planet with a barrage of X-rays a hundred thousand times more intense than the Earth receives from the Sun. NASA's Chandra Finds Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_083111.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_083111.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EST The nearest known pair of supermassive black holes at a distance of 160 million light years. Chandra Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_072711.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_072711.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST For the first time, the flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged. NASA's Chandra Finds Massive Black Holes Common in Early Universe http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_061511.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_061511.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST Using the deepest X-ray image ever taken, astronomers found the first direct evidence that massive black holes were common in the early universe. Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps Up http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_052411.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/11_releases/press_052411.html Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00:00 EST A star-forming region about 7,500 light years from Earth.