Chandra X-Ray Archive
Raw observatory data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Grayscale. Unprocessed. What the telescope actually sees.
Every image below comes directly from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory — the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built. These are not artist renderings. These are not colorized composites. This is what the universe looks like in X-rays: high-energy radiation from the most violent objects in existence.
Click any image to view full resolution in grayscale.