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Space Scoop: A Flare for the Dramatic (01-27-2014)
Magnetars are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. These stars were given their name because they are very strong magnets.
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Magnetars are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. These stars were given their name because they are very strong magnets.
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Tour of AM CVn (01-13-2014)
In the middle of the twentieth century, an unusual star was spotted in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
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-- Doubling Down With Rare White Dwarf Systems
In the middle of the twentieth century, an unusual star was spotted in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
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2013: A Year with the Chandra X-ray Observatory (01-09-2014)
The Chandra images included in this brief 2013 retrospective are drawn from dozens of images posted to the Chandra web site in the past year.
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-- Chandra Images by Date: 2013
The Chandra images included in this brief 2013 retrospective are drawn from dozens of images posted to the Chandra web site in the past year.
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Space Scoop: The Big Explosion No One Saw (12-19-2013)
About once or twice every 100 years, a gigantic nuclear bomb detonates in our Galaxy.
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-- The Big Explosion No One Saw
About once or twice every 100 years, a gigantic nuclear bomb detonates in our Galaxy.
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Space Scoop: Beautiful But Deadly (12-13-2013)
It seems that there is a twist in nature: the more beautiful something is, the more deadly it also might be.
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-- Beautiful But Deadly
It seems that there is a twist in nature: the more beautiful something is, the more deadly it also might be.
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Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: January 11, 2013