Chandra :: Press Room http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us NASA's Chandra Finds Intriguing Member of Black Hole Family Tree http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/15_releases/press_022515.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/15_releases/press_022515.html Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:00:00 EST A newly discovered cosmic object may help provide answers to some long-standing questions about how black holes evolve and influence their surroundings, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. New Exhibit Launches to Celebrate the International Year of Light http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/15_releases/press_012915.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/15_releases/press_012915.html Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:00:00 EST To celebrate the International Year of Light, a year-long initiative in 2015 endorsed by the United Nations, a new exhibit of spectacular images is being unveiled. NASA's Chandra Detects Record-Breaking Outburst from Milky Way's Black Hole http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/15_releases/press_010515.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/15_releases/press_010515.html Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:00:00 EST Astronomers have observed the largest X-ray flare ever detected from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. NASA's Chandra Weighs Most Massive Galaxy Cluster in Distant Universe http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_121814.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_121814.html Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:00:00 EST Astronomers have made the first determination of the mass and other properties of a very young, distant galaxy cluster. NASA X-ray Telescopes Find Black Hole May Be a Neutrino Factory http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_111314.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_111314.html Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:00:00 EST The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be producing mysterious particles called neutrinos. NASA's Chandra Observatory Identifies Impact of Cosmic Chaos on Star Birth http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_102714.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_102714.html Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:00:00 EST These behemoths contain hundreds or thousands of individual galaxies that are immersed in gas with temperatures of millions of degrees. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Finds Planet That Makes Star Act Deceptively Old http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_091614.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_091614.html Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:00:00 EST The star, WASP-18, and its planet, WASP-18b, are located about 330 light-years from Earth. NASA's Chandra Observatory Searches for Trigger of Nearby Supernova http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_081414.html/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/14_releases/press_081414.html Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:00:00 EST The data gathered on the Jan. 21 explosion, a Type Ia supernova, allowed scientists to rule out one possible cause. 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.