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NASA’s Chandra Finds Unusual Objects in Pinwheel Galaxy
NASATuesday, September 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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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.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. 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.
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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.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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