Chandra X-ray Observatory

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NASA's flagship X-ray telescope - operating in deep space since 1999, revealing the violent and high-energy universe.

Galaxy Gallery - Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

Galaxy Gallery - Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 1672 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 1672 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

II Zw 096 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

II Zw 096 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M33 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M33 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 4258 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 4258 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 1569 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 1569 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M90 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M90 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

Centaurus A - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

Centaurus A - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M104 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M104 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

Arp 143 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

Arp 143 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 4725 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 4725 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 1385 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 1385 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 660 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 660 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M82 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

M82 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 3256 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 3256 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 3938 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 3938 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 4631 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

NGC 4631 - Galaxy gallery: Sixteen galaxies including spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars.

Tarantula Nebula - Nicknamed the Tarantula, this nebula is located about 160,000 light-years from Earth.

Tarantula Nebula - Nicknamed the Tarantula, this nebula is located about 160,000 light-years from Earth.

MQN01 J004131.9-493704 - A galaxy nicknamed the "red potato" located about 11.7 billion light-years from Earth.

MQN01 J004131.9-493704 - A galaxy nicknamed the "red potato" located about 11.7 billion light-years from Earth.

Lighthouse Pulsar (PSR J1101-6101) - A pulsar located about 21,000 light-years from Earth.

Lighthouse Pulsar (PSR J1101-6101) - A pulsar located about 21,000 light-years from Earth.

Milky Way Spiral Arms - The Perseus, the Outer, and the Outer Scutum-Centaurus arms of our home galaxy.

Milky Way Spiral Arms - The Perseus, the Outer, and the Outer Scutum-Centaurus arms of our home galaxy.

Red, White, & Blue Collection, U.S. 250th - A red, white, & blue collection to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States.

Red, White, & Blue Collection, U.S. 250th - A red, white, & blue collection to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States.

Cassiopeia A - A supernova remnant located about 11,000 light-years from Earth.

Cassiopeia A - A supernova remnant located about 11,000 light-years from Earth.

NGC 3603 - A nebula located about 20,000 light-years from Earth.

NGC 3603 - A nebula located about 20,000 light-years from Earth.

NGC 4736 - A galaxy located about 19 million light-years from Earth.

NGC 4736 - A galaxy located about 19 million light-years from Earth.

ZwCl 0024+1652 - A galaxy cluster located about 9.5 million light-years from Earth.

ZwCl 0024+1652 - A galaxy cluster located about 9.5 million light-years from Earth.

M87 Jet - A galaxy with a supermassive black hole about 55 million light years from Earth.

M87 Jet - A galaxy with a supermassive black hole about 55 million light years from Earth.

M83 - A spiral galaxy with an unusual population of supernova remnants located about 15 million light-years from Earth.

M83 - A spiral galaxy with an unusual population of supernova remnants located about 15 million light-years from Earth.

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