NASA unveils first images from Chandra X-ray observatory

  • 25/12/1998

Extraordinary images from NASA's Chandra's X-ray Observatory trace the aftermath of a gigantic stellar explosion in such stunning detail that scientists can see evidence of what may be a neutron star or black hole near the center. Another image shows a powerful X-ray jet blasting 200,000 light years into interglactic space from a distant quasar.