Chandra :: Press Room http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us 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. Death By Black Hole In Small Galaxy? http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_010814.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_010814.html Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:00:00 EST A bright, long duration flare may be the first recorded event of a black hole destroying a star in a dwarf galaxy. Supernova Blast Provides Clues to Age of Binary Star System http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_120413.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_120413.html Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:00:00 EST The youngest member of a class of objects known as "X-ray binaries" has been found. NASA's Chandra Helps Confirm Evidence of Jet in Milky Way's Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_112013.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/13_releases/press_112013.html Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:00:00 EST Astronomers have found new evidence for jet from the Milky Way's black hole