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.
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
- View Video Podcast (15.9 MB, Runtime: 1:35)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- 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.
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.
- View Video Podcast (28.7 MB, Runtime: 1:04)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- 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.
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.
- View Video Podcast (41.6 MB, Runtime: 1:22)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- 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.
Abell 1689 is a massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light-years away.
- View Video Podcast (45.3 MB, Runtime: 1:30)
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- 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.
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.
- View Video Podcast (24.3 MB, Runtime: 1:13)
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- 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.
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.
- View Video Podcast (7.9 MB, Runtime: 1:29)
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- 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.
The giant galaxy, Perseus A, which is also known as NGC 1275, is a well-known source of strong radio radiation.
- View Video Podcast (45.7 MB, Runtime: 1:31)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- 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.
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.
- View Video Podcast (6.5 MB, Runtime: 1:48)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- 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.
Two galaxy clusters, each a quadrillion times the mass of the Sun, collided to form the system formally known as Macs J0025.4-1222.
- View Video Podcast (8.1 MB, Runtime: 1:49)
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- 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.
This image of the mammoth spiral galaxy M81, located about 12 million light years away, contains data from four different NASA satellites.
- View Video Podcast (6.1 MB, Runtime: 1:06)
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- Related Links:
-- Black Holes Have Simple Feeding Habits
-- Tour of M81
Revised: April 08, 2010
