Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Gallery

NASA's flagship X-ray telescope - operating in deep space since 1999, revealing the violent and high-energy universe.

3DHST-AEGIS-12014 - An X-ray emitting "little red dot" about 11.8 billion light-years from Earth.

3DHST-AEGIS-12014 - An X-ray emitting "little red dot" about 11.8 billion light-years from Earth.

Young Star X-ray Evolution - Two star clusters representing a Chandra study of young, Sun-like stars.

Young Star X-ray Evolution - Two star clusters representing a Chandra study of young, Sun-like stars.

Trumpler 3 - Two star clusters representing a Chandra study of young, Sun-like stars.

Trumpler 3 - Two star clusters representing a Chandra study of young, Sun-like stars.

NGC 2353 - Two star clusters representing a Chandra study of young, Sun-like stars.

NGC 2353 - Two star clusters representing a Chandra study of young, Sun-like stars.

RCW 86 - A supernova remnant about 8,000 light-years from Earth.

RCW 86 - A supernova remnant about 8,000 light-years from Earth.

Supermassive Black Hole Growth - Two galaxies in a large survey to study the growth of supermassive black holes.

Supermassive Black Hole Growth - Two galaxies in a large survey to study the growth of supermassive black holes.

J033225.7-274936 - Two galaxies in a large survey to study the growth of supermassive black holes.

J033225.7-274936 - Two galaxies in a large survey to study the growth of supermassive black holes.

J033215.3-275044 - Two galaxies in a large survey to study the growth of supermassive black holes.

J033215.3-275044 - Two galaxies in a large survey to study the growth of supermassive black holes.

Spring Collection - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

Spring Collection - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

Westerlund 2 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

Westerlund 2 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

NGC 346 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

NGC 346 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

Cygnus OB3 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

Cygnus OB3 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

NGC 6334 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

NGC 6334 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

NGC 7000 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

NGC 7000 - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

Flame Nebula - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

Flame Nebula - A collection of spring-themed images is meant to celebrate the "flowering" that occurs throughout space.

GRB 230906A - A collision of neutron stars located in a tiny galaxy about 4.7 billion light-years from Earth.

GRB 230906A - A collision of neutron stars located in a tiny galaxy about 4.7 billion light-years from Earth.

Sonification Collection - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

Sonification Collection - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

Jupiter - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

Jupiter - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

Saturn - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

Saturn - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

Uranus - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

Uranus - Translations of X-ray and other data of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

HD 61005 - A young star similar to our Sun in size and mass, about 120 light-years from Earth.

HD 61005 - A young star similar to our Sun in size and mass, about 120 light-years from Earth.

IC 5146 - A heart-shaped nebula located about 2,650 light-years from Earth.

IC 5146 - A heart-shaped nebula located about 2,650 light-years from Earth.

JADES-ID1 - A forming galaxy cluster, or protocluster, located about 12.7 billion light-years from Earth.

JADES-ID1 - A forming galaxy cluster, or protocluster, located about 12.7 billion light-years from Earth.

Sagittarius A* - The region around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy called Sagittarius A*.

Sagittarius A* - The region around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy called Sagittarius A*.