CHANDRA
Scientific instruments have opened up sensory domains far beyond the constraints of biological perception. Technology has extended our phenotype enormously and has pushed the boundaries of what can be known...
Spiral galaxy Messier 106 (NGC 4258). M106 is 20-25 light years from Earth. The X-ray portion of the image is blue. The "ghostly arms" represent regions of gas that are being violently heated by shock waves.
NASA's Chandra is the most powerful and sophisticated X-ray Observatory to date. Chandra was deployed by Space Shttle Columbia in 1999.