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Butterfly of Combined Light

25 September 2012 Written by CritterKeeper 0 Comments

X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m

When NASA combines images from different telescopes they create amazing works of art and we learn a few things.

Colossal Fireworks

15 May 2012 Written by CritterKeeper 0 Comments

X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G.Cassam-Chenaï, J.Hughes et al.; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF/GBT/VLA/Dyer, Maddalena & Cornwell; Optical: Middlebury College/F.Winkler, NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO Schmidt & DSS

An expanding translucent bubble is all that remains of a star in this combinded image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other observatories.

Kicking in the Void

12 April 2012 Written by CritterKeeper 0 Comments

NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), and A. Mahdavi (San Francisco State University)

A translucent leg kicks out at an orange ball in this combined image of merging galaxy cluster Abell 520 from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Canada-France Hawaii Telescope.

A Bubble of Many Colors

13 March 2012 Written by CritterKeeper 0 Comments

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Steward/O.Krause et al.

A Look at the Center

23 February 2012 Written by CritterKeeper 0 Comments

Credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K. Baganoff et al./h6>

A supermassive black hole and other mysteries lie in the center of our galaxy in this image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

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Butterfly of Combined Light

X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m

Colossal Fireworks

X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G.Cassam-Chenaï, J.Hughes et al.; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF/GBT/VLA/Dyer, Maddalena & Cornwell; Optical: Middlebury College/F.Winkler, NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO Schmidt & DSS

Kicking in the Void

NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), and A. Mahdavi (San Francisco State University)

A Bubble of Many Colors

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Steward/O.Krause et al.

A Look at the Center

Credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K. Baganoff et al./h6>

A supermassive black hole and other mysteries lie in the center of our galaxy in this image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

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Posts Tagged ‘Chandra X-Ray Observatory’

Butterfly of Combined Light

X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Opti­cal: ESO/WFI/2.2-m

Colossal Fireworks

X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G.Cassam-Chenaï, J.Hughes et al.; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF/GBT/VLA/Dyer, Mad­dalena & Corn­well; Opti­cal: Mid­dle­bury College/F.Winkler, NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO Schmidt & DSS

Kicking in the Void

NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (Uni­ver­sity of Cal­i­for­nia, Davis), and A. Mah­davi (San Fran­cisco State University)

A Bubble of Many Colors

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Opti­cal: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Steward/O.Krause et al.

A Look at the Center

Credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K. Baganoff et al./h6> A super­mas­sive black hole and other mys­ter­ies lie in the cen­ter of our galaxy in this image from NASA’s Chan­dra X-ray Obser­va­tory.

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X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m

X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G.Cassam-Chenaï, J.Hughes et al.; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF/GBT/VLA/Dyer, Maddalena & Cornwell; Optical: Middlebury College/F.Winkler, NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO Schmidt & DSS

NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), and A. Mahdavi (San Francisco State University)

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Steward/O.Krause et al.

Credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K. Baganoff et al./h6>

A supermassive black hole and other mysteries lie in the center of our galaxy in this image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.