Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
PSR B1509-58 in 60 Seconds (04-03-2009)
A small dense object is responsible for the remarkably complex and intriguing structures seen in this image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Related Links:
-- A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
-- Tour of PSR B1509-58
A small dense object is responsible for the remarkably complex and intriguing structures seen in this image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Dowload Video Podcast (40.6 MB, Runtime: 1:23)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
-- Tour of PSR B1509-58
Crab Nebula in 60 Seconds (03-05-2009)
The Crab Nebula is one of the best-known images ever taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Related Links:
-- Fingers, Loops and Bays in The Crab Nebula
-- Tour of the Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is one of the best-known images ever taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Dowload Video Podcast (38.8 MB, Runtime: 1:18)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Fingers, Loops and Bays in The Crab Nebula
-- Tour of the Crab Nebula
3-D Fly-Through of Cassiopeia A (01-08-2009)
For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created.
- Related Links:
-- A Star From the Inside Out
For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created.
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Star From the Inside Out
G292.01+8 in 60 Seconds (12-22-2008)
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
- Related Links:
-- Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
-- Tour of G292.0+1.8
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
- Dowload Video Podcast (48.5 MB, Runtime: 1:35)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
-- Tour of G292.0+1.8
SN1996cr in 60 Seconds (10-31-2008)
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.
- Related Links:
-- Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
-- Tour of SN1996cr
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.
- Dowload Video Podcast (24.3 MB, Runtime: 1:13)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
-- Tour of SN1996cr
Revised: July 17, 2013
