NASA’s Chandra Finds Young Stars Dim Quickly
23 Apr 2026, 15:01 GMT
By Monika Luabeya
Topic: Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-chandra-finds-young-stars-dim-quickly/
These images, released on April 14, 2026, show two open star clusters, Trumpler 3 (left) and NGC 2353 (right). They represent a recent study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that shows how young Sun-like stars are dimmer in X-rays than previously thought. This latest study looked at eight clusters of stars between the ages of