NASA has released the first two test images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, deployed into orbit by the STS93 in July. One of the images (left) shows a dramatic view of the leftovers of the Cassiopeia A supernova explosion, revealing debris, shock waves and the bright centre of the supernova, which may be the collapsed star that caused it. The second image shows what could be a quasar powered by a black hole shining across 6 billion light years of space, twice as wide as the Milky Way.
Source: Flight International
