16 glistening galaxies shine in new images form NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies all stand out in this new collection. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. NGC 3938 is a face-on spiral galaxy whose orientation gives us an unobstructed view of its disk. X-ray emissions from Chandra (magenta) detail energetic X-ray binaries and supernova remnants scattered across dust lanes in an optical image (white, blue and gold) from Adam Block with Mt. Face-on orientations are important for galactic studies because they provide the most unobstructed views of a galaxy's stars and gas.