Chandra X-ray Observatory | Quick Look: Chandra Determines What Makes a Galaxy's Wind Blow @ChandraXray | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 3 hours ago
A nearby galaxy has powerful winds blowing in opposite directions from its center.

NGC 253 is a spiral galaxy like our Milky Way but is churning out new stars faster.

This star baby boom produces these winds, which are important to the galactic lifecycle.

Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory was critical to this new result.

More at: https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/ngc253/