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This weeks image shows how hot gas is distributed in the Perseus
This weeks image shows how hot gas is distributed in the Perseus and Virgo clusters of galaxies, as seen by Chandra X-ray Observatory. A longstanding ...

This weeks image is an X-ray and optical composite of the
This weeks image is an X-ray and optical composite of the starburst galaxy M82. This galaxy hosts a couple extremely bright X-ray sources called ultra...

This weeks image is an X-ray view of the supernova remnant called
This weeks image is an X-ray view of the supernova remnant called Puppis A. A star lives its life fighting gravity by fusing lighter elements into hea...

Neutron stars are usually seen either as pulsars or as hungry
Neutron stars are usually seen either as pulsars or as hungry companions in X-ray binary systems. Recently, though, astronomers have spied a hybrid be...

This weeks image are stills from an artistic animation
This weeks image are stills from an artistic animation interpretation of gamma-ray bursts. This animation, and the accompanying music, represent a uni...

This weeks image is an artists impression of a jet bursting
This weeks image is an artists impression of a jet bursting through the surface of a star as it collapses into a black hole. Usually gamma-ray burst...

This weeks image is an artists rendering of the central region of
This weeks image is an artists rendering of the central region of a galaxy with two supermassive black holes. Weve known for a long time that stars ar...

This weeks image shows the X-ray emission from the Perseus Cluster
This weeks image shows the X-ray emission from the Perseus Cluster of Galaxies, as seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. A recent study of 70 galaxy ...