Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Learn About Black Holes (12-27-2012)
If a star has three times or more the mass of the sun and collapses, it can form a black hole.
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If a star has three times or more the mass of the sun and collapses, it can form a black hole.
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-- Learn About Black Holes
A Bend in the Road (12-20-2012)
There are many things around us that bend. Straws bend. Rivers bend. But did you know that light also bends?
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
There are many things around us that bend. Straws bend. Rivers bend. But did you know that light also bends?
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
PKS 0745 in 60 Seconds (12-18-2012)
Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought.
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-- From Super to Ultra: Just How Big Can Black Holes Get?
-- Tour of PKS 0745
Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought.
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-- From Super to Ultra: Just How Big Can Black Holes Get?
-- Tour of PKS 0745
NGC 3627 in 60 Seconds (12-13-2012)
The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. Astronomers recently completed a survey of galaxies to look for supermassive black holes.
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-- Revealing Hidden Black Holes
-- Tour of NGC 3627
The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. Astronomers recently completed a survey of galaxies to look for supermassive black holes.
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-- Revealing Hidden Black Holes
-- Tour of NGC 3627
NGC 922 in 60 Seconds (12-06-2012)
By comparing NGC 922 to galaxies with different mixtures of elements, astronomers hope to master the ideal recipe for what it takes to make these large black holes.
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-- Searching for the Best Black Hole Recipe
-- Tour of NGC 922
By comparing NGC 922 to galaxies with different mixtures of elements, astronomers hope to master the ideal recipe for what it takes to make these large black holes.
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-- Searching for the Best Black Hole Recipe
-- Tour of NGC 922
When Atoms Collide (12-03-2012)
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: Here, there, and everywhere.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: Here, there, and everywhere.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
GB 1428+4217 in 60 Seconds (11-29-2012)
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered
-- Tour of GB 1428+4217
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered
-- Tour of GB 1428+4217
Abell 30 in 60 Seconds (11-19-2012)
A planetary nebula is formed in the late stage of the evolution of a sun-like star, after it expands to become a red giant.
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-- X-rays from a Reborn Planetary Nebula
-- Tour of Abell 30
A planetary nebula is formed in the late stage of the evolution of a sun-like star, after it expands to become a red giant.
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-- X-rays from a Reborn Planetary Nebula
-- Tour of Abell 30
Cygnus OB2 in 60 Seconds (11-15-2012)
The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe are home to many star clusters and associations that each contain hundreds to thousands of hot, massive, young stars.
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-- Probing a Nearby Stellar Cradle
-- Tour of Cygnus OB2
The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe are home to many star clusters and associations that each contain hundreds to thousands of hot, massive, young stars.
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-- Probing a Nearby Stellar Cradle
-- Tour of Cygnus OB2
Spirals in Nature (11-07-2012)
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Revised: January 11, 2013
