Here are four iconic images taken by the James-Webb telescope enhanced with Chandra’s X-ray vision.
One has eyes to see in infrared, the other in X-radiation. The first, the very recent James-Webb, reveals how never before is the dark and cold matter, rich and fertile, which structures galaxies, and the second, Chandra , for more than 20 years has been illuminating astronomers on high-energy phenomena, among the most powerful in the Universe.
Everyone looks at the cosmos in their own way, and combining the two was obvious, as has been done multiple times recently with photos of galaxies seen by both Webb and Hubble. The Chandra space telescope, less well known to the general public, is also customary to superimpose its observations on those of Hubble and also of radio telescopes that probe the depths of the same cosmic object. This offers researchers different levels of reading to understand these complex ensembles. A bit like studying your body in its external and visible aspect, then on other levels, inside, through MRIs, X-rays or probes.
A very promising collaboration
Here are the four results that demonstrate the importance of looking at heat and cold, fire and ice together in a certain way. Four images unveiled this summer and which have since become iconic, here enriched with Chandra’s data. The Observatory teams said they wanted to “combine data from these telescopes for many different objects in the future”. Images that electrify the eyes!
