Chandra’s New X-Ray Mapping Exposes the Invisible Engines Powering Galaxy Clusters
Dec 12, 2025 - 18:00
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released stunning colour-coded galaxy cluster images that reveal shock waves, cooling gas, and cavities carved by supermassive black holes. By separating X-ray light into different energy bands, astronomers can now visualise hidden cosmic processes that shape the universe’s largest structures and control how galaxies grow over billions of years.