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Tour: NASA's Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking (07-16-2025)
A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking (07-16-2025)
A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking
A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Tour: NASA's Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor (06-25-2025)
Astronomers study Andromeda to better understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Astronomers study Andromeda to better understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor (06-25-2025)
Astronomers study Andromeda to better understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Astronomers study Andromeda to better understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Tour: NASA's Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic "Noon" (06-09-2025)
A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
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A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic "Noon" (06-09-2025)
A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
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-- NASA's Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic "Noon"
A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
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Tour: Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds (06-04-2025)
New observations have captured a powerful cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
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-- Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds
New observations have captured a powerful cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
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Quick Look: Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds (06-04-2025)
New observations have captured a powerful cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
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-- Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds
New observations have captured a powerful cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
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Tour: Eccentric 'Star' Defies Easy Explanation, NASA's Chandra Finds (05-28-2025)
Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects.
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Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects.
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Quick Look: Eccentric 'Star' Defies Easy Explanation, NASA's Chandra Finds (05-28-2025)
Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects.
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Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects.
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Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.

