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One of the aperture doors covering one of the XRISM space telescope's particle-detecting instrument called Resolve has remained jammed.

Door Is Jammed on Expensive Space Telescope, Blocking Its View of Space

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is proposing to wind down its Chandra X-ray Observatory. And astronomers are pissed.

Astronomers Furious at Plan to Shut Down NASA Space Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

Wanna feel small? Peep these latest photos from NASA that show an x-ray beam trillions of kilometers long coming out of a collapsing star.

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NASA Image Shows Tiny Star Unleashing Furious Beam of Antimatter

By Noor Al-Sibai

Using data collected by NASA's Chandra X-Ray Telescope, scientists may have found evidence for the existence of an exoplanet 28 million light-years away.

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Scientists Claim to Discover First Planet in Galaxy Beyond Milky Way

By Victor Tangermann

New NASA Picture Shows Milky Way’s Violent, Energetic “Downtown”

New NASA Picture Shows Milky Way’s Violent, Energetic “Downtown”

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA released a "treasure trove of cosmic delights," gorgeous imagery courtesy of telescopes from around the world, last month.

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Gorgeous NASA X-Ray Images of Universe Look Like an 80s Nightclub

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronomers spotted a galaxy some 500 million light-years away that looks suspiciously like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars.'"

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NASA Amused by Galaxy That Looks Like a TIE Fighter

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists just publicly presented the first ever images of the German space agency's (DLR) X-ray telescope eROSITA. And they're magnificent.

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Here Are The First-Ever Images From the Dark Matter Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

A team of NASA scientists have caught three supermassive black holes in the act of merging together a measly one billion light-years away from Earth.

Three Supermassive Black Holes Are About to Collide

By Victor Tangermann

A team from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has shared an image that puts the first black hole photo into stunning context.

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The First Black Hole Photo Is Even More Amazing When You Zoom Out

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Have Learned Why Neutron Stars Shine So Bright

Scientists Have Learned Why Neutron Stars Shine So Bright

Astronomers Just Found A Rogue Black Hole Careening Through Its Galaxy

Astronomers Just Found A Rogue Black Hole Careening Through Its Galaxy

A Distant Supermassive Black Hole Emits Giant “Death Rays” Larger Than Our Galaxy

A Distant Supermassive Black Hole Emits Giant “Death Rays” Larger Than Our Galaxy

By Todd Jaquith