Title |
Date |
Star of Wonder |
![Swift XRT image of X-ray light echoes around V404 Cyg Swift XRT image of X-ray light echoes around V404 Cyg](/Images/objects/heapow/stars/V404cyghalo_swift_small.jpg) |
December 26, 2016 |
Gravity's Echoes? |
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December 19, 2016 |
Dwarf Microlens |
![Summary of the observation of gravitational microlensing as seen by OGLE, Swift and Spitzer Summary of the observation of gravitational microlensing as seen by OGLE, Swift and Spitzer](/Images/objects/heapow/stars/microlensing_swift_small.jpg) |
December 12, 2016 |
The Stellar Circle of Life and Death |
![Composite X-ray/radio image of a star-forming cloud near the X-ray binary Cygnus X-3 Composite X-ray/radio image of a star-forming cloud near the X-ray binary Cygnus X-3](/Images/objects/heapow/stars/cygx3_chandra_small.jpg) |
December 5, 2016 |
GR/FRB? |
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November 28, 2016 |
Dieting |
![VLT optical and Chandra X-ray image of Markarian 1018 VLT optical and Chandra X-ray image of Markarian 1018](/Images/objects/heapow/active_galaxies/mrk1018_chandra_small.jpg) |
November 21, 2016 |
The Visibility of Darkness |
![Fermi study of the extragalactic Gamma-ray background Fermi study of the extragalactic Gamma-ray background](/Images/objects/heapow/large_scale_structure/fermi_7yr_small.jpg) |
November 14, 2016 |
Relic |
![Composite X-ray, radio, optical and a mass map of the galaxy cluster RX J0603.3+4214 Composite X-ray, radio, optical and a mass map of the galaxy cluster RX J0603.3+4214](/Images/objects/heapow/large_scale_structure/toothbrush_chandra_small.jpg) |
November 7, 2016 |
The Raving |
![Chandra Deep Field South Chandra Deep Field South](/Images/objects/heapow/large_scale_structure/dfs_chandra_small.jpg) |
October 31, 2016 |
Bewildering Outburst |
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October 24, 2016 |
Extreme Polarization |
![X-Calibur getting ready for launch, 2016 X-Calibur getting ready for launch, 2016](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xcalibur_2016_small.jpg) |
October 17, 2016 |
Decentralized Black Hole |
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October 10, 2016 |
Extreme Outsider |
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October 3, 2016 |
The Water Telescope |
![HAWC skymap HAWC skymap](/Images/objects/heapow/large_scale_structure/hawc_skymap_small.jpg) |
September 26, 2016 |
Exchange at Pluto |
![New Horizons (optical) and Chandra (X-ray) images of Pluto New Horizons (optical) and Chandra (X-ray) images of Pluto](/Images/objects/heapow/solar_system/pluto_chandra_small.jpg) |
September 19, 2016 |
Mysterious Shots in the Dark |
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September 12, 2016 |
Far and Away |
![Most distant galaxy cluster identified Most distant galaxy cluster identified](/Images/objects/heapow/large_scale_structure/coscluster_chandra_small.jpg) |
September 5, 2016 |
The Sterile Cuckoo? |
![A schematic of Ice Cube's search for the sterile neutrino First results of LISA Pathfinder Performance](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/sterileneutrino_icecube_small.jpg) |
August 29, 2016 |
Blob and Bubble |
![HST and Chandra image of Hanny's Voorwerp HST and Chandra image of Hanny's Voorwerp](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/voorwerp_chandra_small.jpg) |
August 22, 2016 |
Background Investigation |
![NuSTAR studies the hard X-ray Background NuSTAR studies the hard X-ray Background](/Images/objects/heapow/active_galaxies/BHchoir_nustar_small.jpg) |
August 15, 2016 |
Neutron Stars and the Dance of Death |
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August 8, 2016 |
Spinning Hot Halo |
![Illustration of the hot halo around the Milky Way galaxy Illustration of the hot halo around the Milky Way galaxy](/Images/objects/heapow/normal_galaxies/mwhalo_xmm_small.jpg) |
August 1, 2016 |
What You Don't See |
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July 25, 2016 |
Kind of a Drag |
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July 18, 2016 |
A Map of Motion in Perseus |
![Hitomi observation of the Perseus cluster Hitomi observation of the Perseus cluster](/Images/objects/heapow/large_scale_structure/hitomi_perseus_small.jpg) |
July 11, 2016 |
Jupiter's Fireworks |
![HST image of Jupiter's aurora HST image of Jupiter's aurora](/Images/objects/heapow/solar_system/jupiter_aurora_hst_small.jpg) |
July 4, 2016 |
Echoes of a Devoured Star |
![Illustration of a temporary accretion disk formed when a black hole devours a star Illustration of a temporary accretion disk formed when a black hole devours a star](/Images/objects/heapow/transients/bhreverb_swift_small.jpg) |
June 27, 2016 |
The Second Merger |
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June 20, 2016 |
Free Fallin' |
![First results of LISA Pathfinder Performance First results of LISA Pathfinder Performance](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lpf_performance_small.jpg) |
June 13, 2016 |
Truncating the Disk |
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June 6, 2016 |
The Expansion of Tycho |
![Chandra X-ray images of Tycho SNR from 2000 and 2015](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/tycho15yr_chandra_small.jpg) |
May 30, 2016 |
Bert, Ernie and Big Bird |
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May 23, 2016 |
What's Making Waves? |
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May 16, 2016 |
The Sun-Comet Exchange |
![X-ray emission from two comets X-ray emission from two comets](/Images/objects/heapow/solar_system/comets_chandra_small.jpg) |
May 9, 2016 |
The Loss of Hitomi |
![Chandra X-ray image of the Perseus Cluster; Hitomi's observation of this cluster produced a ground-breaking spectrum Chandra X-ray image of the Perseus Cluster; Hitomi's observation of this cluster produced a ground-breaking spectrum](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/perseus_xray_hitomi_small.jpg) |
May 2, 2016 |
Celebrating CGRO |
![Release of CGRO from the shuttle bay on April 7, 1991 Release of CGRO from the shuttle bay on April 7, 1991](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/cgro25_small.jpg) |
April 25, 2016 |
Four Ring Circus of Circinus X-1 |
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April 18, 2016 |
EXTraS! EXTraS! X-ray Pulsar Discovered in M31! |
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April 11, 2016 |
Type Ia Trigger |
![Chandra X-ray image of SNR G1.9+0.3 Chandra X-ray image of SNR G1.9+0.3](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/G1.9+0.3_chandra_small.jpg) |
April 4, 2016 |
Breakout |
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March 28, 2016 |
The Wild Frontier |
![A multi-wavelength false-color view of MACS J0717, one of the galaxy clusters in the Frontier Fields Project A multi-wavelength false-color view of MACS J0717, one of the galaxy clusters in the Frontier Fields Project](/Images/objects/heapow/large_scale_structure/frontierfields_chandra_small.jpg) |
March 21, 2016 |
March Winds |
![Artistic rendition of a superwind from the center of a spiral galaxy Artistic rendition of a superwind from the center of a spiral galaxy](/Images/objects/heapow/active_galaxies/galwind_xmm_small.jpg) |
March 14, 2016 |
An Ancient Jet |
![Ancient X-ray jet from an active, supermassive black hole Ancient X-ray jet from an active, supermassive black hole](/Images/objects/heapow/active_galaxies/B30727_chandra_small.jpg) |
March 7, 2016 |
A Double Shot of Hitomi |
![Astro-H introduced to the press Astro-H introduced to the press](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hitomi_launch_small.jpg) |
February 29, 2016 |
Saying Hi to Hitomi |
![Astro-H introduced to the press Astro-H introduced to the press](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hitomi_launch_small.jpg) |
February 22, 2016 |
100 Milliseconds that Shook the World |
![First LIGO detection of a gravitational wave event First LIGO detection of a gravitational wave event](/Images/objects/heapow/special/GW150914_LIGO_small.jpg) |
February 15, 2016 |
"Dualing" Black Holes |
![Chandra and HST image of SDSS J1126+2944 Chandra and HST image of SDSS J1126+2944](/Images/objects/heapow/active_galaxies/SDSSJ1126_chandra_small.jpg) |
February 8, 2016 |
Shadow of an Aurora |
![INTEGRAL observation of X-rays from earth's aurora INTEGRAL observation of X-rays from earth's aurora](/Images/objects/heapow/solar_system/aurora_integral_small.jpg) |
February 1, 2016 |
Regurgitation |
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January 25, 2016 |
Unveiling Astro-H |
![Astro-H introduced to the press Astro-H introduced to the press](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/astro-h_prelaunch_small.jpg) |
January 18, 2016 |
A Hard Look at Andromeda |
![X-ray and Optical images of the Chesire Cat group of galaxies X-ray and Optical images of the Chesire Cat group of galaxies](/Images/objects/heapow/normal_galaxies/m31_nustar_small.jpg) |
January 11, 2016 |
That Was the Year that Was, Wasn't It? |
![The HEAPOW Year in Pictures, 2015 The HEAPOW Year in Pictures, 2015](/Images/objects/heapow/special/heapow2015_small.jpg) |
January 4, 2016 |