Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Tycho in 60 Seconds (03-24-2011)
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.
- Related Links:
-- Exploding Stars and Stripes
-- Tour of Tycho
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.
- Dowload Video Podcast (44.8 MB, Runtime: 1:32)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Exploding Stars and Stripes
-- Tour of Tycho
A Tour of SN 1979C (11-15-2010)
The youngest known black hole in our cosmic neighborhood may have been found using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Finds Youngest Nearby Black Hole
The youngest known black hole in our cosmic neighborhood may have been found using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
- Dowload Video Podcast (103.6 MB, Runtime: 3:19)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Finds Youngest Nearby Black Hole
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)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Pushing the Envelope
-- Tour of G327.1-1.1
N49 in 60 Seconds (06-04-2010)
This beautiful image shows N49, which is the aftermath of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- Related Links:
-- Stellar Shrapnel Seen in Aftermath of Explosion
-- Tour of N49
This beautiful image shows N49, which is the aftermath of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- Dowload Video Podcast (29.5 MB, Runtime: 1:19)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Stellar Shrapnel Seen in Aftermath of Explosion
-- Tour of N49
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)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
-- Tour of G54.1+0.3
Revised: January 11, 2013
