Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at CXO J101527.2+625911 (05-11-2017)
Giant black holes typically are stationary objects in the centers of galaxies. However, sometimes circumstances arise when these black hole behemoths can be set in motion.
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-- CXO J101527.2+625911: Astronomers Pursue Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
Giant black holes typically are stationary objects in the centers of galaxies. However, sometimes circumstances arise when these black hole behemoths can be set in motion.
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-- CXO J101527.2+625911: Astronomers Pursue Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
A Tour of CXO J101527.2+625911 (05-11-2017)
Giant black holes are generally stationary objects, sitting at the centers of most galaxies. However, using data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers recently hunted down a supermassive black hole that may be on the move.
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-- CXO J101527.2+625911: Astronomers Pursue Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
-- A Quick Look version of this podcast
Giant black holes are generally stationary objects, sitting at the centers of most galaxies. However, using data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers recently hunted down a supermassive black hole that may be on the move.
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-- CXO J101527.2+625911: Astronomers Pursue Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
-- A Quick Look version of this podcast
A Quick Look at the Crab Nebula (05-10-2017)
The Crab supernova was seen in the sky almost a thousand years ago.
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-- Crab Nebula: Observatories Combine to Crack Open the Crab Nebula
The Crab supernova was seen in the sky almost a thousand years ago.
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-- Crab Nebula: Observatories Combine to Crack Open the Crab Nebula
A Quick Look at NGC 4696 (04-19-2017)
Astronomers have found a black hole that has erupted multiple times in the past, about every 5 to 10 million years.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
Astronomers have found a black hole that has erupted multiple times in the past, about every 5 to 10 million years.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
A Tour of NGC 4696 (04-19-2017)
The Centaurus Cluster is a collection of hundreds of galaxies located about 145 million light years from Earth.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
The Centaurus Cluster is a collection of hundreds of galaxies located about 145 million light years from Earth.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
Revised: December 28, 2022