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The two space agencies of Japan and the United States are prepping for a major launch Saturday, August 26, that promises to fundamentally alter our perspective of the cosmos. Exploding stars, ...

Captured through the powerful lens of X-ray telescopes, the ethereal expanse of a pulsar wind nebula is revealed in unprecedented detail. Reading time 2 minutes Move over, Pillars of Creation—there’s ...

Using various ground-based and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has observed a recently discovered fast ...

The most powerful X-ray telescope ever built has reached its landmark 25th anniversary in space — but back on Earth, astronomers worry that its future is very much in doubt. Supporters of the Chandra ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA has unveiled a dazzling new collection of cosmic images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, ...