Marshall Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
The Universe
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals new details about the star formation region known as 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula.
Posted August 11, 2026
IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)
Magnetars
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
The Universe
A first-of-its-kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature.
Posted August 5, 2026
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Pulsars
The Universe
For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the Lighthouse Nebula. The results provide new insight into the structure of some of the most extreme objects in the cosmos, as NASA […]
Posted July 9, 2026
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Galaxies
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
The Milky Way
The Universe
A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory 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. A team of astronomers made this discovery by making precise measurements of distances to dust clouds […]
Posted July 1, 2026
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
The Universe
In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory rendered in red, white, and blue that represent the wonders of the universe the agency explores. The images are accompanied by a trio of new sonifications – a technique that translates astronomical data into […]
Posted June 30, 2026
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Exoplanets
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Science & Research
Star Clusters
Stars
The Universe
Uncategorized
Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. A paper describing the results published Monday in The Astrophysical Journal.
Posted April 14, 2026
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Astrophysics
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Hubble Space Telescope
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
Neutron Stars
The Universe
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. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an environment like this before — and it may help solve two outstanding cosmic mysteries. A paper describing these results […]
Posted March 10, 2026
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Astrophysics
Jupiter
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Planets
Saturn
Science & Research
Sonifications
The Solar System
Uranus
In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight: six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released Feb. 25 will help commemorate this latest “planetary parade.” Because the planets in our solar system travel around the Sun […]
Posted February 25, 2026
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Astrophysics
Hubble Space Telescope
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Stars
The Universe
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. The bubble – called an “astrosphere” – completely surrounds the juvenile star. Winds from the star’s surface are blowing up the bubble and filling it with hot gas […]
Posted February 23, 2026
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Astrophysics
Galaxies
Galaxy clusters
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
The Universe
A new discovery captures the cosmic moment when a galaxy cluster – among the largest structures in the universe – started to assemble only about a billion years after the big bang, one or two billion years earlier than previously thought. This result, made using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope, will […]
Posted January 28, 2026
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