Chandra :: Press Room https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us NASA Webb 'Pierces' Bullet Cluster, Refines Its Mass https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_063025.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_063025.html Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:00:00 EST A new image of the iconic Bullet Cluster with Webb & Chandra data. NASA's Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic "Noon" https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_060925.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_060925.html Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:00:00 EST A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe, according to a new study from Chandra. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself. Eccentric Object Defies Easy Explanation, NASA's Chandra Finds https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_052825.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_052825.html Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 EST Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects. NASA's Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_050825.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_050825.html Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:00 EST Astronomers have discovered a black hole has torn apart a star in a surprising location. NASA Awards Prize Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025 https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_033125.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_033125.html Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:00:00 EST The highly competitive NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) recently named 24 new fellows to its 2025 class. X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_030425.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_030425.html Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:00 EST After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The old star might have destroyed a nearby planet. Mystery of 'Remarkable' Cosmic Explosion That Lay Hidden for Years https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_022525.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_022525.html Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:00:00 EST Unnoticed for years within a vast, two decade-long archive of observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, a "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has excited astronomers. Webb Maps Full Picture of How Phoenix Galaxy Cluster Forms Stars https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_021325.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_021325.html Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:00:00 EST The mystery of how this massive galaxy cluster is forming stars at such a high rate has been solved. The confirmation from Webb builds on more than a decade of studies using Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, as well as several ground-based observatories. This Quasar May Have Helped Turn the Lights on for the Universe https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_011725.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_011725.html Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:00:00 EST A new Yale-led study, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, has identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe's "dark ages" finally ended. Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_011625.html/ https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_releases/press_011625.html Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:00:00 EST A new study examines the effects of X-ray and other high-energy radiation unleashed on potential exoplanets from a host star.