NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem

September 9, 2026 · 6:11 pm 3 sources

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• NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects
  NASA · September 9, 2026 18:11
  Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before. Astronomers suggest these newly spotted objects in other galaxies may help solve not one, but two long-standing questions in astrophysics. These mysterious objects…
• NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem
  NASA · September 11, 2026 17:19
  Two galaxies merge at a furious rate in this Aug. 25, 2026, image of the II Zw 096 system. This and several other images of both visually and scientifically interesting galaxies were released by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes. Chandra X-ray data (magenta) pinpoint powerful…

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• Chandra uncovers 'hypersoft X-ray sources' that may solve two astrophysical puzzles
  Phys.org · September 9, 2026 21:20
  Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before. Astronomers suggest these newly spotted objects in other galaxies may help solve not one, but two long-standing questions in astrophysics.