Nasa shares Chandra X-ray image of dazzling supernova Nasa shares Chandra X-ray image of dazzling supernova Nasa shared an image of a supernova captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and said the telescope captured a bright source of light at the center of the supernova. advertisement The supernova was captured by Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope (Instagram) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has shared a dazzling image of a supernova captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope. Nasa shared the image of the supernova on its Instagram page. Chandra Observatory, too, has shared the image of the supernova. Nasa said the telescope captured a bright source of light at the center of the supernova. Nasa said the source of light at the center of the supernova remnant it captured is a neutron star.