NASA’s Chandra Finds Unusual Objects in Pinwheel Galaxy
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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was used to find unusual objects giving off low-energy X-rays but intense ultraviolet radiation in the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101. Researchers suggest these newly spotted objects, seen in other galaxies as well, may help address two open questions in astronomy.
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers found mysterious objects that give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense levels of ultraviolet radiation. One of the galaxies they studied, M101, is pictured here in this image released on Sept. 9, 2026. Astronomers suggest these newly spotted objects in other galaxies may help solve not one, but two […]
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