A Quick Look at RW Aur A (07-18-2018)
Chandra data indicates that a young star has likely destroyed and consumed an infant planet.

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A Quick Look at the Eagle Nebula (M16) (07-12-2018)
Using Chandra, researchers detected over 1,700 individual sources of X-rays in the Eagle Nebula.

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A Quick Look at Mrk 1216 (06-21-2018)
Astronomers using Chandra found that black holes may have squelched star formation in small, yet massive galaxies known as "red nuggets".

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A Tour of Mrk 1216 (06-21-2018)
Astronomers using Chandra found that black holes may have squelched star formation in small, yet massive galaxies known as "red nuggets".

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A Tour of Alpha Centauri (06-06-2018)
A new study of Alpha Centauri indicates that any planets orbiting the two brightest stars are likely not being pummeled by large amounts of X-ray radiation from their host stars.

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