Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
SGR 0418+5729 in 60 Seconds (05-23-2013)
A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally generates bursts of X-rays.
- Related Links:
-- A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
-- Tour of SGR 0418+5729
A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally generates bursts of X-rays.
- Dowload Video Podcast (70.8 MB, Runtime: 2:10)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
-- Tour of SGR 0418+5729
47 Tucanae in 60 Seconds (03-07-2013)
Neutron stars are the ultra-dense cores that are often left behind after massive stars run out of fuel and collapse.
- Related Links:
-- Probing Extreme Matter Through Observations of Neutron Stars
-- Tour of 47 Tucanae
Neutron stars are the ultra-dense cores that are often left behind after massive stars run out of fuel and collapse.
- Dowload Video Podcast (64.7 MB, Runtime: 1:53)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Probing Extreme Matter Through Observations of Neutron Stars
-- Tour of 47 Tucanae
Vela Pulsar in 60 Seconds (01-07-2013)
Unlike with some Hollywood films, a sequel of a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first.
- Related Links:
-- New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
-- Tour of Vela Pulsar
Unlike with some Hollywood films, a sequel of a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first.
- Dowload Video Podcast (58.4 MB, Runtime: 1:51)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
-- Tour of Vela Pulsar
IGR J11014-6103 in 60 Seconds (06-28-2012)
A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found?
A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
- Dowload Video Podcast (18.1 MB, Runtime: 1:08)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found?
G350.1-0.3 in 60 Seconds (02-01-2012)
G350.1+0.3 is a young and exceptionally bright supernova remnant located nearly 15,000 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way.
- Related Links:
-- Remnant of an Explosion With a Powerful Kick?
-- Tour of G350.1-0.3
G350.1+0.3 is a young and exceptionally bright supernova remnant located nearly 15,000 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way.
- Dowload Video Podcast (45.8 MB, Runtime: 1:41)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Remnant of an Explosion With a Powerful Kick?
-- Tour of G350.1-0.3
Revised: July 17, 2013
