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NGC 4342 and NGC 4291 in 60 Seconds (06-13-2012)
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.
- Related Links:
-- Black Hole Growth Found to be Out of Synch
-- Tour of NGC 4342 and NGC 4291
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Black Hole Growth Found to be Out of Synch
-- Tour of NGC 4342 and NGC 4291
CID-42 in 60 Seconds (06-04-2012)
At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
- Related Links:
-- Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
-- Tour of CID-42
At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
- Dowload Video Podcast (11.1 MB, Runtime: 1:45)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
-- Tour of CID-42
SN 2010jl in 60 Seconds (05-17-2012)
Why are some supernovas much more powerful than others? Astronomers are still trying to figure that out, but one new discovery may help answer the question.
- Related Links:
-- A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough
-- Tour of SN 2010jl
Why are some supernovas much more powerful than others? Astronomers are still trying to figure that out, but one new discovery may help answer the question.
- Dowload Video Podcast (13.7 MB, Runtime: 1:43)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough
-- Tour of SN 2010jl
M83 in 60 Seconds (05-02-2012)
Since the 1980s, astronomers have known about a mysterious class of objects that they call "ultraluminous X-ray sources," or ULXs.
- Related Links:
-- A Remarkable Outburst from an Old Black Hole
-- Tour of M83
Since the 1980s, astronomers have known about a mysterious class of objects that they call "ultraluminous X-ray sources," or ULXs.
- Dowload Video Podcast (19.6 MB, Runtime: 1:46)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Remarkable Outburst from an Old Black Hole
-- Tour of M83
Musket Ball Cluster in 60 Seconds (04-16-2012)
Using a combination of powerful observatories in space and on the ground, astronomers have discovered a violent collision between two galaxy clusters.
- Related Links:
-- Discovery of the Musket Ball Cluster
-- Tour of DLSCL J0916.2+2951
Using a combination of powerful observatories in space and on the ground, astronomers have discovered a violent collision between two galaxy clusters.
- Dowload Video Podcast (22.8 MB, Runtime: 2:03)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Discovery of the Musket Ball Cluster
-- Tour of DLSCL J0916.2+2951
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: January 11, 2013