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Chandra Spots Distant Baby Planet Losing Its Atmosphere Under Intense X-ray Assault
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a Jupiter-sized exoplanet that is being fried by the radiation from its…
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Scientists Trace Universe’s Missing Ordinary Matter Using FRBs and X-rays
Almost half of the matter of the universe is yet hidden from observation, literally unknown to us. Scientists have discovered…
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NASA’s Chandra Spots Unexpectedly Strong Jet from Distant Black Hole at Cosmic Noon
A black hole 11.6 billion light years from Earth has unleashed a compelling jet, according to new observations from NASA’s…
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New 3D Map of Local Hot Bubble Reveals Interstellar Tunnel to Superbubble
Astronomers have crafted a detailed three-dimensional map of the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), a vast, low-density region surrounding our solar…
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NASA’s Chandra Telescope Observes Mysterious ‘Knots’ Blasting from Nearby Black Hole Jets
A recent study of black hole jets from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has identified bright formations or “knots” in these…
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Chandra X-ray Observatory Spots Unusual Knots in Black Hole Jets
Astronomers have uncovered unique, lumpy “knots” within a jet emerging from a black hole in the Centaurus A galaxy, thanks…
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MIT’s AXIS Mission Advances in NASA’s Astrophysics Probe Competition
The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) project, led by MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI), is now…
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