Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at the Black Hole Jet in M87 (01-06-2020)
Astronomers have shown that the famous black hole in Messier 87 is propelling particles faster than 99% of the speed of light using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Famous Black Hole Has Jet Pushing Cosmic Speed Limit
Astronomers have shown that the famous black hole in Messier 87 is propelling particles faster than 99% of the speed of light using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Famous Black Hole Has Jet Pushing Cosmic Speed Limit
A Tour of the Phoenix Cluster (11-18-2019)
Scientists have found stars forming at a furious rate in the Phoenix galaxy cluster. The supermassive black hole in the center of galaxy clusters usually stifles star formation, but the one in Phoenix is not.
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-- Phoenix Cluster: A Weakened Black Hole Allows Its Galaxy to Awaken
Scientists have found stars forming at a furious rate in the Phoenix galaxy cluster. The supermassive black hole in the center of galaxy clusters usually stifles star formation, but the one in Phoenix is not.
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-- Phoenix Cluster: A Weakened Black Hole Allows Its Galaxy to Awaken
A Quick Look at the Phoenix Cluster (11-18-2019)
Scientists have found stars forming at a furious rate in the Phoenix galaxy cluster. The supermassive black hole in the center of galaxy clusters usually stifles star formation, but the one in Phoenix is not.
- Related Links:
-- Phoenix Cluster: A Weakened Black Hole Allows Its Galaxy to Awaken
Scientists have found stars forming at a furious rate in the Phoenix galaxy cluster. The supermassive black hole in the center of galaxy clusters usually stifles star formation, but the one in Phoenix is not.
- Download Video (17.6 MB, Runtime: 1:12)
- Related Links:
-- Phoenix Cluster: A Weakened Black Hole Allows Its Galaxy to Awaken
A Tour of Triplet Black Holes (09-25-2019)
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
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-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
- Download Video (37.6 MB, Runtime: 2:49)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
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-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
A Quick Look at Triplet Black Holes (09-25-2019)
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
- Related Links:
-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
- Download Video (18.1 MB, Runtime: 1:12)
- Related Links:
-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
Revised: November 03, 2022
