Three sonification’s of data from Chandra and other NASA telescopes has been released. These sonification’s include a binary system (R Aquarii), a galaxy group (Stephen’s Quintet), and a spiral galaxy (M104). These sonification’s were led by the Chandra X-ray Center …
These new images show X-ray data of the area around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. New data from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) are combined with other X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra …
Chandra and IXPE: Milky Way’s Central Black Hole Woke Up 200 Years ago Read More »
Scientists have confirmed that the tail of hot gas behind a galaxy group is the longest yet seen. NGC 4839 is plunging into the Coma Cluster and leaving a streak that glows in X-rays. A new study using NASA’s Chandra …
Chandra and NGC 4829: Galaxies Go on a Deep Dive and Leave a Fiery Trail Behind Read More »
Chandra supported the NASA MSFC discussions and presentations at the 2023 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Debra J. Wallace (ST10) gave a presentation on Chandra science, its important role in multi-messenger astronomy, and the upcoming 25th Anniversary of Chandra’s launch. …
On 6/6/23, IMPACT initiated a one-year student data science collaboration focused on NASA Earth Science with the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University (AAMU-RISE Foundation). The project leverages the strengths of both NASA’s Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT) …
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Four composite images of two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster have been released featuring data combined from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope. Each image combines Chandra’s X-ray data with infrared data from previously released …
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On 5/10/23, Astrophysical Journal Letters published “X-Ray Polarization of BL Lacertae in Outburst” by Abel L. Peirson et al. This is the 21st discovery paper published by the IXPE Science Team. Two additional “discovery papers” have been published by authors …
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Featured in Nature Astronomy Read More »
A real-time procedure was successfully executed on 5/18/23 to uplink a flight software patch that updates the Aspect Camera Assembly (ACA) Processor Electronics Assembly (PEA) to enable on-board dark current subtraction using a dynamically generated dark current map. This substantially …
There is an “H”-shaped structure outlined in the hot gas in the galaxy Messier 84 (M84). Jets from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy have created cavities in the hot in opposite directions. X-ray data from …
The galaxy Centaurus A (Cen A) shines bright in an image combining data from multiple observatories. In the center of this galaxy is a supermassive black hole feeding off the gas and dust encircling it, and large jets of high-energy …
Centaurus A Shines in New Image from NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Read More »
