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 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.