🔭 NASA Discovers a Mysterious New Class of Cosmic Objects
On September 9, 2026, NASA announced that Chandra observations revealed 84 mysterious “hypersoft X-ray sources” across six galaxies — objects unlike any class seen before.
They emit unusually low-energy X-rays but intense ultraviolet radiation. Scientists still don’t know exactly what they are, but they may involve black holes, neutron stars, or white dwarfs feeding on companion stars.
The discovery could help explain the origins of Type Ia supernovae and another long-standing mystery involving ionized gas in galaxies.