Unlocking the Mystery of X-ray Dots
6 May 2026, 15:07 GMT
By Lee Mohon
Topic: Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/unlocking-the-mystery-of-x-ray-dots/
A new “X-ray dot” found by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory – which could look like this artist’s illustration released on April 28, 2026 – could explain what the hundreds or potentially thousands of these objects are. Shortly after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope started its science observations, reports of a new class of mysterious objects