Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Chandra Sketches: Chandra Explained (05-18-2015)
Chandra does not look at light that we can see with our eyes. It detects x-rays from the Universe.
Chandra does not look at light that we can see with our eyes. It detects x-rays from the Universe.
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A Tour of SGR 1745-2900 (05-15-2015)
A new study reveals that the X-ray output from SGR 1745-2900 is dropping more slowly than for other magnetars, and its surface is hotter than expected.
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-- Magnetar Near Supermassive Black Hole Delivers Surprises
A new study reveals that the X-ray output from SGR 1745-2900 is dropping more slowly than for other magnetars, and its surface is hotter than expected.
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A Tour of 3 Quasars (05-05-2015)
A group of unusual giant black holes may be consuming excessive amounts of matter, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- NASA's Chandra Suggests Black Holes Gorging at Excessive Rates
A group of unusual giant black holes may be consuming excessive amounts of matter, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- NASA's Chandra Suggests Black Holes Gorging at Excessive Rates
Chandra Sketches: Clara's Launch (04-30-2015)
My mom works for NASA, for a telescope that studies X-rays from space. She told me about how the telescope, called Chandra, was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle.
My mom works for NASA, for a telescope that studies X-rays from space. She told me about how the telescope, called Chandra, was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle.
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A Tour of NGC 6388 (04-22-2015)
Chandra's excellent X-ray vision enabled the astronomers to determine that the X-rays from NGC 6388 were not coming from a black hole at the center of the cluster.
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-- White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
Chandra's excellent X-ray vision enabled the astronomers to determine that the X-rays from NGC 6388 were not coming from a black hole at the center of the cluster.
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-- White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
Revised: December 28, 2022