Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
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 (15.9 MB, Runtime: 1:35)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
-- Tour of G292.0+1.8
M84 in 60 Seconds (12-12-2008)
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.
- Related Links:
-- Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy
-- Tour of M84
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.
- Dowload Video Podcast (28.7 MB, Runtime: 1:04)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy
-- Tour of M84
M87 in 60 Seconds (11-25-2008)
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy. At a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of some 2,000 galaxies.
- Related Links:
-- A Nearby Galaxy Metropolis
-- Tour of M87
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy. At a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of some 2,000 galaxies.
- Dowload Video Podcast (41.6 MB, Runtime: 1:22)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Nearby Galaxy Metropolis
-- Tour of M87
Abell 1689 in 60 Seconds (11-14-2008)
Abell 1689 is a massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light-years away.
- Related Links:
-- A Galaxy Cluster Makes Its Mark
-- Tour of Abell 1689
Abell 1689 is a massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light-years away.
- Dowload Video Podcast (45.3 MB, Runtime: 1:30)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Galaxy Cluster Makes Its Mark
-- Tour of Abell 1689
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)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
-- Tour of SN1996cr
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.
- Dowload Video Podcast (7.9 MB, Runtime: 1:29)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
-- Tour of RCW 108
Perseus A in 60 Seconds (10-02-2008)
The giant galaxy, Perseus A, which is also known as NGC 1275, is a well-known source of strong radio radiation.
- Related Links:
-- A Monster Galaxy at the Heart of Perseus Cluster
-- Tour of Perseus A
The giant galaxy, Perseus A, which is also known as NGC 1275, is a well-known source of strong radio radiation.
- Dowload Video Podcast (45.7 MB, Runtime: 1:31)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Monster Galaxy at the Heart of Perseus Cluster
-- Tour of Perseus A
Cat's Eye Nebula in 60 Seconds Plus (09-19-2008)
This composite of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope is another look for NGC 6543, better known as the Cat's Eye nebula.
- Related Links:
-- The Cat's Eye Nebula Redux
-- Tour of Cat's Eye Nebula
This composite of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope is another look for NGC 6543, better known as the Cat's Eye nebula.
- Dowload Video Podcast (6.5 MB, Runtime: 1:48)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- The Cat's Eye Nebula Redux
-- Tour of Cat's Eye Nebula
Macs J0025.4-1222 in 60 Seconds Plus (09-04-2008)
Two galaxy clusters, each a quadrillion times the mass of the Sun, collided to form the system formally known as Macs J0025.4-1222.
- Related Links:
-- MACS J0025.4-1222
-- Tour of Macs J0025.4-1222
Two galaxy clusters, each a quadrillion times the mass of the Sun, collided to form the system formally known as Macs J0025.4-1222.
- Dowload Video Podcast (8.1 MB, Runtime: 1:49)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- MACS J0025.4-1222
-- Tour of Macs J0025.4-1222
M81 in 60 Seconds (08-21-2008)
This image of the mammoth spiral galaxy M81, located about 12 million light years away, contains data from four different NASA satellites.
- Related Links:
-- Black Holes Have Simple Feeding Habits
-- Tour of M81
This image of the mammoth spiral galaxy M81, located about 12 million light years away, contains data from four different NASA satellites.
- Dowload Video Podcast (6.1 MB, Runtime: 1:06)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Black Holes Have Simple Feeding Habits
-- Tour of M81
Revised: January 11, 2013
