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NASA releases new gallery of galactic images from Chandra X-ray Observatory

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and partner telescopes released 16 new images showcasing galaxies across different types and evolutionary stages.

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What to know

  • NASA released a gallery of 16 galaxy images on September 11, combining Chandra X-ray data with observations from Hubble, James Webb, and other telescopes.
  • The images showcase different galaxy types—spirals, ellipticals, irregulars—and phenomena including black hole activity, star formation, and galactic mergers.
  • X-ray observations reveal superheated gas, supermassive black hole outflows, and stellar explosions that shaped galaxies and seeded the universe with heavy elements.
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The gallery showcases beautiful and scientifically important cosmic phenomena that help us understand galaxy evolution and our place in the universe.

  • “The NASA Chandra X-ray telescope team has released a gorgeous new gallery of galaxies 🤩 This is one of my favorites: II Zw 096.”

    astraughnomer.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗

“Chandra X-ray data (magenta) pinpoint powerful black hole activity and hot gas, while optical data (blue and white) from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and infrared data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope illuminate vast stellar nurseries hidden behind interstellar dust.”

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    Astronomer highlights II Zw 096 from new Chandra gallery

    An astronomer on Bluesky shared enthusiasm for the new Chandra galaxy gallery, singling out II Zw 096 as a favorite and noting it shows merging galaxies in combined visible, infrared, and X-ray light.

    “The NASA Chandra X-ray telescope team has released a gorgeous new gallery of galaxies 🤩 This is one of my favorites: II Zw 096.”
    — astraughnomer.bsky.social
    • astraughnomer.bsky.social

      The NASA Chandra X-ray telescope team has released a gorgeous new gallery of galaxies 🤩 This is one of my favorites: II Zw 096. This is a merging pair of galaxies, shown here in combined visible, infrared, and x-ray light. Check out the full gallery here: science.

      astraughnomer.bsky.socialBluesky9d ago72▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    NASA releases 16-image gallery of galaxies from Chandra and partner telescopes

    NASA released a new gallery featuring 16 images of galaxies captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory combined with data from Hubble, James Webb, IXPE, Swift, NuSTAR, and ground-based telescopes. The gallery showcases spiral galaxies, ellipticals, irregular galaxies, active galactic nuclei, and merging systems.

    “X-rays are critical for the study of galaxies, revealing unique and important information about these cosmic building blocks.”
    — NASA Chandra team
    1. 2 outlets NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem

      first by NASA breaking, 12d ago · also NASA

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    Chandra captures image of merging galaxies II Zw 096 — NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory captured an image of the II Zw 096 system showing two galaxies merging at a rapid rate, with X-ray data highlighting black hole activity and hot gas alongside optical and infrared observations.

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