In the mid-1800s, astronomers surveying the night sky in the Southern Hemisphere noticed something strange. Over the course of a few years, a previously inconspicuous star named Eta Carinae grew ...

Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a captivating time-lapse video showcasing the aftermath of the "Great Eruption" of Eta Carinae, an event witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century. The ...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory didn’t exist in 1838, when the Eta Carinae star system started to brighten as it ejected material in an event named the “Great Eruption.” But traces of the eruption ...

More than 20 years of Chandra X-ray Observatory data reveals the evolution of a historic space explosion. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

A Chandra data time-lapse sequence of Eta Carinae with frames from 1999, 2003, 2009, 2014, and 2020 — along with observations from ESA’s XMM-Newton — allows astronomers to watch as the stellar ...

After taking snapshots for over 20 years with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the middle of ...