Chien-Ting J. Chen
@ct-chen.bsky.social
Astrophysicist who studies black holes and galaxies. Works at USRA and NASA MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama. Co-chair for the Physics of the Cosmos X-ray Science Interests Group and EC for the NASA PhysPAG. Opinions expressed are my own.
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And look at NGC 6543, the Cat Eye Nebula, all the amazing details of the shock waves!
March 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
And look at NGC 6543, the Cat Eye Nebula, all the amazing details of the shock waves!
Keeping an uplifting spirit when the future of NASA science hangs in balance is hard, but I am REALLY excited about this, and we have more data from other telescopes to come. I will continue to explore our universe for as long as our society has the curiosity and generosity to fund science.
March 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Keeping an uplifting spirit when the future of NASA science hangs in balance is hard, but I am REALLY excited about this, and we have more data from other telescopes to come. I will continue to explore our universe for as long as our society has the curiosity and generosity to fund science.
Very surprised to see how most of the photons come from a small, ~2 kpc region in the center of the galaxy with no apparent structures from stellar emission. Obviously this just a snapshot based on data I just received, but I think the quasar must be doing something extremely incredible.
March 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Very surprised to see how most of the photons come from a small, ~2 kpc region in the center of the galaxy with no apparent structures from stellar emission. Obviously this just a snapshot based on data I just received, but I think the quasar must be doing something extremely incredible.
Green stars are likely stars with surface temperature higher than that of the sun. The green "nebula" in this image, on the other hand, is the interstellar medium ionized by the massive young stars in this system. You know, the youngins.
December 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Green stars are likely stars with surface temperature higher than that of the sun. The green "nebula" in this image, on the other hand, is the interstellar medium ionized by the massive young stars in this system. You know, the youngins.
By the way, the X-ray science interest group news we wrote includes updates from a recently selected NASA balloon mission called #SuperHERO. Super-High Energy Replicated Optics.
December 6, 2024 at 1:41 AM
By the way, the X-ray science interest group news we wrote includes updates from a recently selected NASA balloon mission called #SuperHERO. Super-High Energy Replicated Optics.
I'm a professional astronomer/astrophysicist at NASA MSFC and I'd like to post/share some astronomy related news occasionally.
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
I'm a professional astronomer/astrophysicist at NASA MSFC and I'd like to post/share some astronomy related news occasionally.