Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Bend in the Road (12-20-2012)
There are many things around us that bend. Straws bend. Rivers bend. But did you know that light also bends?
There are many things around us that bend. Straws bend. Rivers bend. But did you know that light also bends?
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
When Atoms Collide (12-03-2012)
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: Here, there, and everywhere.
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: Here, there, and everywhere.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Spirals in Nature (11-07-2012)
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
WIND - Here, There and Everywhere (09-26-2012)
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Stop for Science: Listening to Light (04-11-2012)
When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electromagnetic radiation.
When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electromagnetic radiation.
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-- STOP for Science: Over the Rainbow
-- X-rays & Light
Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (01-27-2012)
Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
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-- Ice Core Records - From Volcanoes to Supernovas
Aesthetics and Astronomy (12-10-2010)
Every year, hundreds of astronomical images are released to the general public by the many telescopes on the ground and in space.
Every year, hundreds of astronomical images are released to the general public by the many telescopes on the ground and in space.
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A Tour of GOODS (10-14-2010)
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique observing campaign, known as GOODS, which reaches across the spectrum and deep back into cosmic time.
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique observing campaign, known as GOODS, which reaches across the spectrum and deep back into cosmic time.
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Best of The Beautiful Universe (12-28-2009)
In its first decade of exploration, Chandra has expanded our view of the universe with its unrivaled ability to create high-resolution X-ray images of cosmic phenomena.
In its first decade of exploration, Chandra has expanded our view of the universe with its unrivaled ability to create high-resolution X-ray images of cosmic phenomena.
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-- Deep Impact - Chandra Top Ten (Plus One) in Ten
-- Chandra's First Decade of Discovery
Chandra's Extraordinary Universe (12-21-2009)
In ten years of operation, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has transformed our view of the high-energy universe with its ability to make exquisite X-ray images of star clusters, supernova remnants, galactic eruptions, and collisions between clusters of galaxies.
In ten years of operation, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has transformed our view of the high-energy universe with its ability to make exquisite X-ray images of star clusters, supernova remnants, galactic eruptions, and collisions between clusters of galaxies.
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-- Animations & Video: Introductory Trailer to Chandra
-- Chandra's First Decade of Discovery
















