Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Learn About the Milky Way (11-01-2012)
The word galaxy comes from the Greek word meaning "milky circle" or the more familiar Milky Way.
The word galaxy comes from the Greek word meaning "milky circle" or the more familiar Milky Way.
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-- Learn About the Milky Way
Sgr A* in 60 Seconds (02-09-2012)
Over several years, astronomers have noticed flares in X-ray light from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Over several years, astronomers have noticed flares in X-ray light from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Milky Way's Black Hole May be Grazing on Asteroids
-- Tour of Sagittarius A*
Sagittarius A* in 60 Seconds (01-21-2010)
Astronomers have long known that the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a particularly poor eater.
Astronomers have long known that the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a particularly poor eater.
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-- Peering Into The Heart of Darkness
-- Tour of Sagittarius A*
Multiwavelength Galactic Center in 60 Seconds (11-23-2009)
This never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way combines a near-infrared view from Hubble, an infrared image from Spitzer, and X-ray data from Chandra.
This never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way combines a near-infrared view from Hubble, an infrared image from Spitzer, and X-ray data from Chandra.
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-- NASA's Great Observatories Examine the Galactic Center Region
-- Tour of Multiwavelength Galactic Center
Galactic Center in 60 Seconds (09-22-2009)
This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals a wealth of exotic objects and high-energy features at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals a wealth of exotic objects and high-energy features at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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-- New Vista of Milky Way Center Unveiled
-- Tour of Galactic Center
Galactic Ridge in 60 Seconds (05-29-2009)
This sequence begins with an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope of the central region of the Milky Way.
This sequence begins with an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope of the central region of the Milky Way.
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-- Resolving a Galactic Mystery
-- Tour of Galactic Ridge
Peering into the Heart of the Milky Way (08-31-2006)
Humanity has long sought to learn about the Milky Way, our home galaxy. Even after the advent of optical telescopes, the Milky Way's center remained mysterious because gas and dust blocks most visible light along our line of sight. Fortunately, X-ray telescopes like Chandra can detect higher-energy radiation that penetrates this veil of galactic debris.
Humanity has long sought to learn about the Milky Way, our home galaxy. Even after the advent of optical telescopes, the Milky Way's center remained mysterious because gas and dust blocks most visible light along our line of sight. Fortunately, X-ray telescopes like Chandra can detect higher-energy radiation that penetrates this veil of galactic debris.
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