NASA unveils 9 stunning snapshots of the cosmos in X-ray vision: Space photo of the week

NASA has released a compilation of nine new images created by its Chandra X-ray Observatory, with help from Hubble and JWST. (Image credit: NASA/CXC/SAO)

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What it is: Nine archive images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope

Where it is: Nearby pockets of star formation and distant galaxies with giant black holes

When it was shared: July 23, 2025

This new collection of images from NASA's Chandra space telescope — which launched in 1999 — shows what different objects in space look like with an added layer of X-ray vision.