Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Tour of the Crab (08-02-2011)
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.
- Related Links:
-- The Crab in Action & The Case of The Dog That Did Not Bark
-- Tour of the Crab
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.
- Dowload Video Podcast (98.1 MB, Runtime: 2:56)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- The Crab in Action & The Case of The Dog That Did Not Bark
-- Tour of the Crab
PSR J0357+3205 in 60 Seconds (07-13-2011)
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long, X-ray bright tail streaming away from the pulsar known as PSR J0357.
- Related Links:
-- A Pulsar and its Mysterious Tail
-- Tour of PSR J0357+3205
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long, X-ray bright tail streaming away from the pulsar known as PSR J0357.
- Dowload Video Podcast (48.4 MB, Runtime: 1:45)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Pulsar and its Mysterious Tail
-- Tour of PSR J0357+3205
GRS 1915+105 in 60 Seconds (01-29-2011)
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
- Related Links:
-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
- Dowload Video Podcast (36.1 MB, Runtime: 1:55)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
G327.1-1.1 in 60 Seconds (10-08-2010)
G327.1-1.1 is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded as a supernova in the Milky Way galaxy.
- Related Links:
-- Pushing the Envelope
-- Tour of G327.1-1.1
G327.1-1.1 is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded as a supernova in the Milky Way galaxy.
- Dowload Video Podcast (39.1 MB, Runtime: 1:31)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Pushing the Envelope
-- Tour of G327.1-1.1
G54.1+0.3 in 60 Seconds (04-26-2010)
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope were combined to create this image of the dusty remains of a collapsed star.
- Related Links:
-- Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
-- Tour of G54.1+0.3
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope were combined to create this image of the dusty remains of a collapsed star.
- Dowload Video Podcast (18.3 MB, Runtime: 1:22)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
-- Tour of G54.1+0.3
Revised: July 17, 2013
