Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
CH Cyg in 60 Seconds (08-20-2010)
Deep within this optical image lies an intriguing system known as CH Cyg. CH Cyg is a binary star system containing a white dwarf that feeds from the wind of a red giant star.
- Related Links:
-- A Close-up View of Codependent Stellar Living
-- Tour of CH Cyg
Deep within this optical image lies an intriguing system known as CH Cyg. CH Cyg is a binary star system containing a white dwarf that feeds from the wind of a red giant star.
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Close-up View of Codependent Stellar Living
-- Tour of CH Cyg
30 Doradus in 60 Seconds (04-17-2009)
Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and star evolution.
- Related Links:
-- Drama In The Heart Of The Tarantula
-- Tour of 30 Doradus
Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and star evolution.
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- Related Links:
-- Drama In The Heart Of The Tarantula
-- Tour of 30 Doradus
RCW 108 in 60 Seconds (10-16-2008)
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
-- Tour of RCW 108
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.
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- Related Links:
-- Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
-- Tour of RCW 108
Star (X-ray) Light, Star (X-ray) Bright (02-28-2007)
Remember the line from the children's saying that goes: "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight"? Looking at the light from stars is exactly how astronomers can learn about them.
- Related Links:
-- Normal Stars & Star Clusters
Remember the line from the children's saying that goes: "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight"? Looking at the light from stars is exactly how astronomers can learn about them.
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Normal Stars & Star Clusters
