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Normal Stars & Star Clusters :: Stellar coronas, clusters of stars and hot gas produced by outflow from young stars.

Image Date Title Org.
--2025--
Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds 16 Jan 25 Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds NASA/CXC 
--2024--
Coming in Hot — NASA's Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets 12 Jun 24 Coming in Hot — NASA's Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets NASA/CXC 
NASA Telescopes Chase Down 08 Jan 24 NASA Telescopes Chase Down "Green Monster" in Star's Debris NASA/CXC 
--2023--
NASA's Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s 26 Sep 23 NASA's Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s NASA/CXC 
--2022--
NASA's Chandra: Planets Can Be Anti-Aging Formula for Stars 02 Nov 22 NASA's Chandra: Planets Can Be Anti-Aging Formula for Stars NASA/CXC 
Visualization Explores A Massive Star's Great Eruption 25 Jan 22 Visualization Explores A Massive Star's Great Eruption NASA/STScI 
--2021--
The Give and Take of Mega-Flares From Stars 16 Jun 21 The Give and Take of Mega-Flares From Stars NASA/CXC 
--2020--
X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days 18 Jun 20 X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days NASA/CXC 
--2019--
A Giant Stellar Eruption Detected for the First Time 31 May 19 A Giant Stellar Eruption Detected for the First Time INAF 
--2018--
Chandra May Have First Evidence of a Young Star Devouring a Planet 18 Jul 18 Chandra May Have First Evidence of a Young Star Devouring a Planet NASA/CXC 
--2017--
X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting Stars 06 Sep 17 X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting Stars NASA/CXC 
--2016--
A Stellar Circle of Life 21 Nov 16 A Stellar Circle of Life CXC 
Proxima Centauri Might Be More Sunlike Than We Thought 11 Oct 16 Proxima Centauri Might Be More Sunlike Than We Thought CFA 
Astronomers Gain New Insight into Magnetic Field of Sun and its Kin 27 Jul 16 Astronomers Gain New Insight into Magnetic Field of Sun and its Kin CXC 
--2015--
Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed 'Nasty' 21 May 15 Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed 'Nasty' STScI 
--2014--
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Finds Planet That Makes Star Act Deceptively Old 16 Sep 14 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Finds Planet That Makes Star Act Deceptively Old NASA 
NASA's Chandra Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters 07 May 14 NASA's Chandra Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters NASA 
--2013--
NASA's Chandra Sees Eclipsing Planet in X-rays for First Time 29 Jul 13 NASA's Chandra Sees Eclipsing Planet in X-rays for First Time NASA 
--2012--
X-raying the beating heart of a newborn star 03 Jul 12 X-raying the beating heart of a newborn star ESA 
--2011--
Star Blasts Planet With X-rays 13 Sep 11 Star Blasts Planet With X-rays CXC 
Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps Up 24 May 11 Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps Up MSFC 
--2010--
Chandra Finds Evidence for Stellar Cannibalism 14 Sep 10 Chandra Finds Evidence for Stellar Cannibalism CXC 
--2009--
Trigger-Happy Star Formation 12 Aug 09 Trigger-Happy Star Formation CXC 
--2008--
Oldest Known Objects Are Surprisingly Immature 28 Apr 08 Oldest Known Objects Are Surprisingly Immature CXC 
--2005--
Neutron Star Discovered Where a Black Hole Was Expected 02 Nov 05 Neutron Star Discovered Where a Black Hole Was Expected CXC 
NASA's Chandra Neon Discovery Solves Solar Paradox 27 Jul 05 NASA's Chandra Neon Discovery Solves Solar Paradox NASA 
Planetary Protection: X-ray Super-Flares Aid Formation of 10 May 05 Planetary Protection: X-ray Super-Flares Aid Formation of "Solar Systems" NASA 
--2004--
X-Ray Outburst from Young Star in McNeil's Nebula 22 Jul 04 X-Ray Outburst from Young Star in McNeil's Nebula CXC 
Star Shows It Has The Right Stuff 30 Jan 04 Star Shows It Has The Right Stuff CXC 
--2003--
Close Encounters of the Stellar Kind 30 Jul 03 Close Encounters of the Stellar Kind CXC 
Chandra Adds to Story of the Way We Were 26 May 03 Chandra Adds to Story of the Way We Were CXC 
--2002--
Young Star Cluster Found Aglow With Mysterious X-Ray Cloud 18 Dec 02 Young Star Cluster Found Aglow With Mysterious X-Ray Cloud NASA 
--2001--
The Terrible Twos: What Might Happen If Our Sun Had A Twin 21 Nov 01 The Terrible Twos: What Might Happen If Our Sun Had A Twin CXC 
X-ray Emissions Detected From Elusive Cosmic Objects 18 Oct 01 X-ray Emissions Detected From Elusive Cosmic Objects CXC/MSFC/JPL 
Scientists Find X Rays from Stellar Winds That May Play Significant Role in Galactic Evolution 06 Sep 01 Scientists Find X Rays from Stellar Winds That May Play Significant Role in Galactic Evolution PSU 
Young Stars in Orion May Solve Mystery of Our Solar System 06 Sep 01 Young Stars in Orion May Solve Mystery of Our Solar System PSU 
Star Factory Near Galactic Center Bathed In High-Energy X-Rays 06 Jun 01 Star Factory Near Galactic Center Bathed In High-Energy X-Rays NASA 
Chandra Reveals Nest of Tight Binaries in Dense Cluster 17 May 01 Chandra Reveals Nest of Tight Binaries in Dense Cluster CXC 
--2000--
Chandra Observatory Uncovers Hot Stars In The Making 09 Nov 00 Chandra Observatory Uncovers Hot Stars In The Making MIT 
X-Ray Snapshots Capture the First Cries of Baby Stars 08 Nov 00 X-Ray Snapshots Capture the First Cries of Baby Stars CXC 
All In The Family: Chandra Finds Evidence That Massive Stars Are More Like The Sun Than Previously Believed 18 Oct 00 All In The Family: Chandra Finds Evidence That Massive Stars Are More Like The Sun Than Previously Believed CXC 
Chandra Finds X-ray Star Bonanza in the Orion Nebula 14 Jan 00 Chandra Finds X-ray Star Bonanza in the Orion Nebula CXC 
--1999--
Shocking Detail of Superstar's Activity Revealed 08 Oct 99 Shocking Detail of Superstar's Activity Revealed CXC