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Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part II) (02-04-2013)
While astronomers know that Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded, it is unclear exactly when the explosion took place.
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-- Ice Core Records - From Volcanoes to Supernovas
-- Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part I)
While astronomers know that Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded, it is unclear exactly when the explosion took place.
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-- Ice Core Records - From Volcanoes to Supernovas
-- Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part I)
Spirals in Nature (11-07-2012)
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Stop for Science: Listening to Light (04-11-2012)
When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electromagnetic radiation.
- Related Links:
-- STOP for Science: Over the Rainbow
-- X-rays & Light
When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electromagnetic radiation.
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-- STOP for Science: Over the Rainbow
-- X-rays & Light
A Tour of 3C 186: An Interview with Dr. Aneta Siemiginowska (03-23-2012)
A galaxy cluster containing a structure never previously seen so far from Earth has been observed by Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Precocious Galaxy Cluster Identified by Chandra
-- Tour of 3C186
A galaxy cluster containing a structure never previously seen so far from Earth has been observed by Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Precocious Galaxy Cluster Identified by Chandra
-- Tour of 3C186
Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (01-27-2012)
Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
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-- Ice Core Records - From Volcanoes to Supernovas
-- Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part II)
Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
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-- Ice Core Records - From Volcanoes to Supernovas
-- Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part II)
Aesthetics and Astronomy (12-10-2010)
Every year, hundreds of astronomical images are released to the general public by the many telescopes on the ground and in space.
Every year, hundreds of astronomical images are released to the general public by the many telescopes on the ground and in space.
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A Tour of GOODS (10-14-2010)
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique observing campaign, known as GOODS, which reaches across the spectrum and deep back into cosmic time.
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique observing campaign, known as GOODS, which reaches across the spectrum and deep back into cosmic time.
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A GPS System for Cosmic Images (08-16-2010)
The Chandra X-ray Observatory captures information about the high-energy Universe. Chandra data is inherently digital. As the methods to communicate digitally have advanced, so too have the efforts to keep Chandra engaged with the public.
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-- Image Genetics: Astronomy Visualization Metadata (AVM)
The Chandra X-ray Observatory captures information about the high-energy Universe. Chandra data is inherently digital. As the methods to communicate digitally have advanced, so too have the efforts to keep Chandra engaged with the public.
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-- Image Genetics: Astronomy Visualization Metadata (AVM)
Peering Into the X-ray Future (05-05-2009)
This episode will touch on some of the areas in which astronomers hope X-ray telescopes will push our knowledge forward in the years to come.
This episode will touch on some of the areas in which astronomers hope X-ray telescopes will push our knowledge forward in the years to come.
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Just Two Numbers Is All You Need (06-02-2008)
Black holes sound wildly complicated. After all, there are all sorts of bizarre things going on: intense gravity, the warping of the fabric of space, the distortion of time itself. But when it comes to describing black holes, it comes down to just two numbers: the mass of the black hole and its spin.
- Related Links:
-- M33 X-7
Black holes sound wildly complicated. After all, there are all sorts of bizarre things going on: intense gravity, the warping of the fabric of space, the distortion of time itself. But when it comes to describing black holes, it comes down to just two numbers: the mass of the black hole and its spin.
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-- M33 X-7
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.


