https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/ Chandra Press Room :: Recent Discoveries en-us https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_070126.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_070126.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A new result shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may reach wider than previously thought. This finding may lead astronomers to adjust their understanding of our home galaxy's structure. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_061526.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_061526.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 When astronomers pointed NASA's Chandra at the nearby galaxy M83, the last thing they expected to find was a population of supernova remnants appearing to dramatically change in brightness. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_061526.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_061526.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have produced the most detailed X-ray view ever obtained of the jet launched by the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_060426.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_060426.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A*, is blowing a hot cosmic wind — something scientists have been hunting for over 50 years. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_042826.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_042826.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of sources that astronomers have found in the early universe in recent years. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_041426.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_041426.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Sun-like stars are calming down and dimming in their X-ray output more quickly than previously thought. Unlike in the movie "Project Hail Mary," this quieting of young stars is a benefit for the prospects for life on orbiting planets around these stars — not a threat. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_032426.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_032426.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other X-ray telescopes found that supermassive black holes are unable to consume material as rapidly as they did in the distant past. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_031026.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_031026.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_022326.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_022326.html Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy by astronomers, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_020426.html https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/26_releases/press_020426.html Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 The 'AstrOlympics' project connects the amazing physical feats of the athletes competing in the Olympic Games to the spectacular physical phenomena discovered by NASA and other telescopes in space.