In Science News:

My postdoc, Luca Ighina, just published an analysis of a VERY FASCINATING high-redshift quasar. In short, not only is it radio-loud and ___the X-ray-brightest non-blazar at these redshifts___ it seems like it just might be super-Eddington!

Press release here: https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/red6/

And, of course, this is a #ChandraXRay result!

#Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #SciComm #XRaysAreTheBestRays

Discovery Awaits! Highlights of the upcoming #ChandraXRay Cycle 27 Science Program. From what makes Jupiter's aurorae glow to counting black holes at the dawn of time, there's lots of science to be excited about for #NASA's Flagship X-ray astrophysics mission!
20 MB PDF: https://cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/target_lists/cycle27/DiscoveryAwaits_Cyc27.pdf

(And this is a thing that I, personally, have been working on for a spell, so I'm super excited to see the document released).

#XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon #Astrophysics #Astronomy

A blast from the past.

Check out this X-ray image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, taken by NASA's Einstein Observatory in 1980.

https://archive.org/details/MSFC-8003547

#Space #Astronomy #ChandraXRay #XraysAreTheBestRays

Chandra and Webb, powerful space telescopes, captured a breathtaking image of NGC 602, a cosmic wreath. Webb’s data reveals the wreath’s ring-like outline, while Chandra’s X-ray images illuminate it with the light of young, massive stars.
NGC 602, located on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, is about 200,000 light-years away.

@goodnews

#SpaceTelescopes #NGC602 #ChandraXray #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #SmallMagellanicCloud #MilkyWay #Astronomy #GoodNews
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/chandra-and-webb-spy-a-cosmic-wreath/

#Kamala2024

Let's talk about how We can increase funding for Science programs like:
#NASA, #NASAJPL, #chandraxray

#NASAWebb was 7x oversubscribed by scientists in 2024.

Science needs more funding!

Let's make the USA like Star Trek Again.
#BoldScience #StarTrek

Fantastic imagery from the various space telescopes. The latest to celebrate the Chandra X-ray telescope's 25th anniversary.

My favourite has always been M16 (the Eagle Nebula) - first was the image from the Hubble, but every iteration since then has still held fascination for me...

"25 Images for Chandra's 25th"
https://www.chandra.si.edu/photo/2024/25th/more.html

#Science #Astronomy #Space #ChandraXRay #NASAWebb #EagleNebula #SpaceTheFinalFrontier

La mission est actuellement en prolongation de 3 ans de 2024 à 2027. Mais les opérations scientifiques de #ChandraXray pourraient être terminées plus tôt que prévues à cause de coupures de budget de la NASA.
La campagne #SaveChandra a été montée par des astronomes pour la sauver [4/4]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-slashes-budget-for-chandra-its-greatest-x-ray-observatory/

For 25 years, #chandraxray has given us the x-ray vision to see galaxies and star clusters form, peer into black holes, and study worlds beyond our solar system.

Celebrating the anniversary of its launch, check out 25 all-new views from Chandra: go.nasa.gov/46e7CWx
#NASA
https://x.com/NASA/status/1815856206788886574