Tokyo Metropolitan University's new compact X-ray telescope concept might maps the moon's full chemical composition from a ...

A lightweight new X-ray telescope could finally give scientists something they’ve never had before: a complete chemical map ...

Check out an amazing view of star cluster NGC 602. It "lies on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud," according to the ...

Scientists in Japan have developed a high-resolution X-ray telescope sharp enough to distinguish an object just 3.5 mm wide from one kilometer away, by combining precision mirror-making technology ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D. Chandra sees the rings around ...

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On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was launched into space aboard the shuttle Columbia, the first such mission to be commanded by a woman astronaut. The Chandra telescope detects ...

The most powerful X-ray telescope ever built has reached its landmark 25th anniversary in space — but back on Earth, astronomers worry that its future is very much in doubt. Supporters of the Chandra ...