Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
GB 1428+4217 in 60 Seconds (11-29-2012)
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered
-- Tour of GB 1428+4217
NGC 4178 in 60 Seconds (10-25-2012)
A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.
A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.
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-- Revealing a Mini-Supermassive Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 4178
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.
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.
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-- Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
-- Tour of CID-42
CID 1711 and CID 3083 in 60 Seconds (10-26-2011)
Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space.
Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space.
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-- Close Encounters of the Galactic Kind
-- Tour of CID 1711 and CID 3083
NGC 3393 in 60 Seconds (08-31-2011)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes
-- Tour of NGC 3393
VV 340 in 60 Seconds (08-11-2011)
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.
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-- A Cosmic Exclamation Point
-- Tour of VV340
Super-volcano M87 in 60 Seconds (09-03-2010)
This composite image from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio data from the Very Large Array shows a cosmic volcano being driven by a black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy.
This composite image from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio data from the Very Large Array shows a cosmic volcano being driven by a black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy.
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-- Galactic Super-volcano in Action
-- Tour of Super-volcano M87
SDSS J1254+0846 in 60 Seconds (04-09-2010)
Two quasars have been caught in the act of merging, thanks to this new image.
Two quasars have been caught in the act of merging, thanks to this new image.
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-- Quasar Pair Captured in Galaxy Collision
-- Tour of SDSS J1254+0846
NGC 1068 in 60 Seconds (03-24-2010)
This image shows one of the nearest and brightest galaxies to the Milky Way that contains a rapidly growing supermassive black hole known as NGC 1068.
This image shows one of the nearest and brightest galaxies to the Milky Way that contains a rapidly growing supermassive black hole known as NGC 1068.
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- Related Links:
-- Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies
-- Tour of NGC 1068
M87 in 60 Seconds (11-25-2008)
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy. At a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of some 2,000 galaxies.
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy. At a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of some 2,000 galaxies.
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- Related Links:
-- A Nearby Galaxy Metropolis
-- Tour of M87
Revised: February 09, 2012
