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Iconic James Webb Space Telescope images get X-ray vision boost
By Robert Lea published
Four of the first science-quality images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have received a boost from X-ray vision.

Dazzling imagery of supernova remnant holds clues about star's death (video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope and recently retired Spitzer Space telescope, astronomers traced the timeline of a supernova explosion called SNR 0519.

Galaxy's violent destruction acted as 'black hole delivery service'
By Robert Lea published
A small galaxy swallowed by a larger spiral galaxy deposited a supermassive black hole as it was violently ripped apart and consumed.

This monster black hole is spinning much more slowly than others. Scientists want to know why.
By Stefanie Waldek published
Scientists have measured how fast a supermassive black hole is spinning, and the result might give us a clue about how the giant formed.

Midsize black holes spotted forming in wreckage of stars
By Keith Cooper published
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has found growing intermediate-mass black holes in over two dozen galaxies.

'Galactic spiderweb' is dotted with feeding black holes (photo)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Scientists have spotted a cluster of rapidly growing black holes that offer a glimpse at something called "cosmic noon."

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suffers camera glitch, stalling science
By Tariq Malik published
A prolific NASA space telescope has closed its camera eye for now due to a power issue that has stalled the observatory's science work.
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