Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
SXP 1062 in 60 Seconds (12-21-2011)
The Milky Way galaxy has several small satellite galaxies very close to it. One of them is called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
- Related Links:
-- Celestial Bauble Intrigues Astronomers
-- Tour of SXP 1062
The Milky Way galaxy has several small satellite galaxies very close to it. One of them is called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Related Links:
-- Celestial Bauble Intrigues Astronomers
-- Tour of SXP 1062
Abell 2052 in 60 Seconds (12-14-2011)
The galaxy cluster Abell 2052 is found some 480 million light years from Earth. At the center of Abell 2052 is a giant elliptical galaxy, and within that is a supermassive black hole.
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-- A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed
-- Tour of Abell 2052
The galaxy cluster Abell 2052 is found some 480 million light years from Earth. At the center of Abell 2052 is a giant elliptical galaxy, and within that is a supermassive black hole.
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-- A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed
-- Tour of Abell 2052
Tarantula Nebula in 60 Seconds (12-09-2011)
30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
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-- 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula Within
-- Tour of Tarantula Nebula
30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
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- Related Links:
-- 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula Within
-- Tour of Tarantula Nebula
Cygnus X-1 in 60 Seconds (11-18-2011)
Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Adds to Black Hole Birth Announcement
-- Tour of Cygnus X-1
Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
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-- NASA's Chandra Adds to Black Hole Birth Announcement
-- Tour of Cygnus X-1
RCW 86 in 60 Seconds (11-02-2011)
In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a "guest star" that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months.
- Related Links:
-- All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova
-- Tour of RCW 86
In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a "guest star" that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months.
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-- All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova
-- Tour of RCW 86
CID 1711 and CID 3083 in 60 Seconds (10-26-2011)
Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space.
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-- Close Encounters of the Galactic Kind
-- Tour of CID 1711 and CID 3083
Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space.
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- Related Links:
-- Close Encounters of the Galactic Kind
-- Tour of CID 1711 and CID 3083
G299.2-2.9 in 60 Seconds (10-13-2011)
G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy.
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-- A Middle-Aged Supernova Remnant
-- Tour of G299.2-2.9
G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy.
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-- A Middle-Aged Supernova Remnant
-- Tour of G299.2-2.9
NGC 281 in 60 Seconds (09-30-2011)
High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into a galaxy over its lifetime.
- Related Links:
-- Living the High Life
-- Tour of NGC 281
High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into a galaxy over its lifetime.
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-- Living the High Life
-- Tour of NGC 281
CoRoT-2A in 60 Seconds (09-13-2011)
In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
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-- Star Blasts Planet With X-rays
-- Tour of CoRoT-2A
In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
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-- Star Blasts Planet With X-rays
-- Tour of CoRoT-2A
NGC 3393 in 60 Seconds (08-31-2011)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes
-- Tour of NGC 3393
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes
-- Tour of NGC 3393
Revised: January 11, 2013
