NASA RELEASES BREATHTAKING PHOTOS FROM NOW 25-YEAR-OLD CHANDRA SPACE TELESCOPE

In 1999, NASA launched the Chandra X-ray Observatory to take pictures of the universe's high-energy regions, such as burst stars and other celestial wonders. NASA recently unveiled 25 never-before-seen Chandra photos, which display breathtaking scenes from some of the farthest reaches of space, in honour of the launch's 25th anniversary.

 "Chandra has made amazing discovery after amazing discovery for a quarter of a century," says Pat Slane, director of the Chandra X-ray Center at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass. "Chandra has allowed astronomers to explore mysteries such as exoplanets and dark energy that were unknown even at the time the telescope was built."

Chandra's infrared and X-ray cameras can reveal spatial anomalies that are brilliantly coloured in red, blue, and purple. Due to the high X-ray output from both supernova remnants and young stars, the space telescope performs especially well in these imaging scenarios. This has given scientists important information about some of the youngest stars in our vicinity and made for some truly amazing photographs of massive stars at the beginning or end of their lives. 

The picture gallery includes famous space landmarks like the Pillars of Creation along with scenes from our own Milky Way. In one of the images, stars that are actively being created in our galaxy are enveloped by clouds of red and purple material. This is known as the Cat's Paw Nebula. Additionally, it made a striking image of Jupiter, seen from a distance, with the planet's north and south poles' aurora clearly visible in vivid purple.