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NASA Chandra Spots Distant X-Ray Jet; Telescope Faces Main Funds Cuts

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June 15, 2025
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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected an infinite X-ray jet from quasar J1610+1811, noticed at a distance of about 11.6 billion light-years (roughly 3 billion years after the Big Bang). The jet spans over 300,000 light-years and carries particles shifting at roughly 92–98% of the pace of sunshine. It is seen in X-rays as a result of high-energy electrons within the jet collide with the a lot denser cosmic microwave background at that epoch, boosting microwave photons into X-ray energies. These outcomes have been offered on the 246th AAS assembly and accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal.

Discovery of the Distant X-ray Jet

According to the examine, Chandra’s high-resolution X-ray imaging, mixed with radio knowledge, allowed the crew to isolate the jet at such an awesome distance. At the quasar’s distance (about 3 billion years after the Big Bang), the cosmic microwave background was a lot denser. As a consequence, relativistic electrons within the jet effectively scatter CMB photons to X-ray energies. From the multiwavelength knowledge the researchers infer that the jet’s particles are shifting at roughly 0.92–0.98 c. Such near-light-speed outflows are among the many quickest recognized.

These highly effective jets carry huge vitality into intergalactic area and supply a novel probe of how black holes influenced their environment in the course of the universe’s early “cosmic noon” period.

Chandra’s Future at Risk

However, the Chandra mission now faces potential defunding: NASA’s proposed finances requires drastic cuts to its working funds. For almost 25 years, Chandra has been a cornerstone of X-ray astronomy, so its loss would represent a serious setback. The SaveChandra marketing campaign warns that dropping Chandra could be an “extinction-level event” for U.S. X-ray astronomy. Scientists warn that ending Chandra prematurely would cripple X-ray science.

Andrew Fabian commented Science journal, “I’m horrified by the prospect of Chandra being shut down prematurely”. Elisa Costantini added in an interview with Science that if cuts proceed, “you will lose a whole generation ” and it’ll go away “a hole in our knowledge” of high-energy astrophysics. Without Chandra’s capabilities, many research of the energetic universe would not be potential.

 

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