Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
VV 340 in 60 Seconds (08-11-2011)
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.
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-- A Cosmic Exclamation Point
-- Tour of VV340
A Tour of the Crab (08-02-2011)
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.
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-- The Crab in Action & The Case of The Dog That Did Not Bark
-- Tour of the Crab
NGC 3115 in 60 Seconds (07-27-2011)
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical data from the Very Large Telescope.
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical data from the Very Large Telescope.
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-- Chandra Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 3115
PSR J0357+3205 in 60 Seconds (07-13-2011)
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long, X-ray bright tail streaming away from the pulsar known as PSR J0357.
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long, X-ray bright tail streaming away from the pulsar known as PSR J0357.
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-- A Pulsar and its Mysterious Tail
-- Tour of PSR J0357+3205
Abell 2744 in 60 Seconds (06-23-2011)
One of the most complicated and dramatic collisions ever seen between galaxy clusters is captured in this new composite image.
One of the most complicated and dramatic collisions ever seen between galaxy clusters is captured in this new composite image.
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-- Pandora's Cluster Revealed
-- Tour of Abell 2744
Carina Nebula in 60 Seconds (05-24-2011)
Located in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way a mere 7,500 light years from Earth, the Carina Nebula is one of the best places to study how massive stars live and die.
Located in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way a mere 7,500 light years from Earth, the Carina Nebula is one of the best places to study how massive stars live and die.
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-- Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps Up
Tycho's Supernova Remnant in 60 Seconds (04-29-2011)
New research using Chandra data of the Tycho supernova remnant provides astronomers with clues to what triggered the original supernova explosion.
New research using Chandra data of the Tycho supernova remnant provides astronomers with clues to what triggered the original supernova explosion.
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-- NASA'S Chandra Finds New Evidence on Origin of Supernovas
-- Tour of Tycho's Supernova Remnant
Massive Stars in the Milky Way in 60 Seconds (04-19-2011)
Like looking for Easter eggs in a lawn of long grass, the hunt for the Milky Way's most massive stars takes persistence and sharp eyes and powerful telescopes that can see different types of light.
Like looking for Easter eggs in a lawn of long grass, the hunt for the Milky Way's most massive stars takes persistence and sharp eyes and powerful telescopes that can see different types of light.
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-- Hunting for the Milky Way's Heaviest Stars
-- Tour of Massive Stars in the Milky Way
Tycho in 60 Seconds (03-24-2011)
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.
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-- Exploding Stars and Stripes
-- Tour of Tycho
Cassiopeia A in 60 Seconds (02-23-2011)
A new discovery from a famous exploded star has provided the first evidence for a bizarre state of matter in its core.
A new discovery from a famous exploded star has provided the first evidence for a bizarre state of matter in its core.
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Revised: April 08, 2010
