13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe [View all]

Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Jul 24, 2024, 4:04 PM CDT

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The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D. Chandra sees the rings around its center with jets blasting into space (bright purple). X-ray: (Chandra) NASA/CXC/SAO, (IXPE) NASA/MSFC; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, L. Frattare, and J. Schmidt

• NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of its most scientifically productive space missions.
  
  
• The telescope has been in space for 25 years, discovering black holes and dark matter.
  
  
• Chandra's best images show how it reveals details that other telescopes can't see.

NASA has been using X-rays to crack the invisible secrets of the universe for decades.

The Einstein Observatory pioneered X-ray astronomy in the late '70s, but the crown jewel of this science field is the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which has been in space for the last 25 years.

Here are some of Chandra's most stunning images and groundbreaking discoveries of the invisible X-ray universe.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has been capturing the invisible universe for 25 years.

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