NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site
10 Mar 2026, 15:40 GMT
By Lee Mohon
Topic: Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasa-discovers-crash-of-extreme-stars-in-unexpected-site/
A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an environment like this before — and it may help solve two outstanding cosmic mysteries. A paper describing these results