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The remains of a supernova explosion in the Crab Nebula, 6,500 light-years away, have been photographed by Chandra. At the centre of this nebula is a pulsar that emits electromagnetic radiation.
2. Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula, a star-forming region about 1.3 light-years across, shows newly formed stars in neon pink and white against wispy clouds.
3. The Galaxies of the Eyes
Two merging galaxies, known as The Eyes, are visible 53.8 million light-years from Earth. A bright white dot surrounded by a neon-violet cloud represents hot gas.
4. The Cat’s Paw Nebula
The Cat’s Paw Nebula, rich in purple and red hues, is a star-forming region in the Milky Way, with distinctive pockets of brick-red clouds linked by purple flashes.
5. Galactic center of the Milky Way
Chandra reveals wisps of superheated gas erupting from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, revealing mysterious sources of radio waves.
6. Eagle Nebula
The iconic Eagle Nebula, or Pillars of Creation, features tall columns of gas and dust with young stars glowing in shades of white, red, blue, yellow and purple.
7. Bat shadow
In the Serpent Cloud, young stars shine through clouds of murky gas, creating an eerie bat shadow resembling Batman’s callsign.
8. NGC 7469
NGC 7469, a spiral galaxy, contains a growing supermassive black hole represented by a bright white spot surrounded by a ring of hot, neon-purple gas.
9. Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster, 55 million light-years away, is home to galaxies like M86 that are traveling through clouds of hot gas detected by Chandra.
10.WR 124
A wind cloud shaped like a beautiful flower surrounds the rare Wolf-Rayet star WR 124, which shines with diffraction spikes.
11. Supernova remnant G21.5-0.9
This supernova remnant shows a bright nebula at its center, surrounded by an X-ray cloud representing stellar debris.
12. Centaur A
The Centaurus A galaxy features a supermassive black hole emitting a jet of particles; the black hole appears as a bright white dot.
13. Cassiopeia A
Observed for more than two million seconds, Cassiopeia A displays neon blue and white rings with golden streaks, revealing star debris and shock waves.
14. The Wishing Well Group
This cluster includes stars of various colors, with purple and white stars detected in X-rays by Chandra.
15. The barred spiral galaxy
NGC 6872, a barred spiral galaxy interacting with a smaller neighbor, displays superheated gas in neon purple.
16. HB5
The bow-tie-shaped planetary nebula HB5 shows a Sun-like star nearing the end of its life, with clouds of purple and mustard-yellow gas.
17. Abell 2125
In the galaxy cluster Abell 2125, superheated gas surrounds a bright, golden, X-ray-emitting galaxy observed by Chandra.
18. The cosmic cliffs
Near the Carina Nebula, two star clusters lie in a tunnel of golden clouds, where young stars appear as a faint blue haze.
19. Spiral galaxy NGC 1365
The supermassive black hole in NGC 1365 shines white, with stars paired with smaller black holes or neutron stars observed by Chandra.
20. MSH 15-52
This image shows a pulsar wind nebula and an X-ray cloud that resembles a skeletal hand reaching for a glowing ember.
21. Harp 220
Arp 220 depicts the collision of two Milky Way-sized galaxies, surrounded by distant galaxies and stars in orange and white.
22. Jupiter
Jupiter is depicted with neon-purple auroras created by high-energy particles colliding with its atmosphere, displaying swirling bands of gas.
23. NGC 1850
NGC 1850, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, contains a black hole with a mass of about 11 Suns, observed with no clear X-ray detection.
24. MA CS J0035
The galaxy cluster MACS J0035, with numerous golden flecks, reveals spiral arms on closer inspection.
25. Serial number 1987A
The bright pink doughnut-shaped object visible in SN 1987A, which was originally seen in 1987, is thought to be material ejected before the supernova explosion.
Frequent questions:
Why are the Eye Galaxies important?
The Eyes Galaxies image shows two merging galaxies 53.8 million light-years away, with a bright white spot surrounded by a neon-purple cloud representing hot gas.
Why is Bat Shadow’s image unique?
In the Serpent Cloud, the Shadow of the Bat image shows young stars shining through clouds of murky gas, creating an eerie shape resembling Batman’s callsign.
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