Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Chandra's Archives Come to Life (10-22-2014)
Every year, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory looks at hundreds of objects throughout space to help expand our understanding of the Universe.
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-- Chandra's Archives Come to Life
Every year, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory looks at hundreds of objects throughout space to help expand our understanding of the Universe.
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-- Chandra's Archives Come to Life
A Tour of IGR J11014-6103 (02-26-2014)
This object is a pulsar, the spinning dense core that remains after a massive star has exploded and collapsed.
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-- Runaway Pulsar Firing an Extraordinary Jet
This object is a pulsar, the spinning dense core that remains after a massive star has exploded and collapsed.
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-- Runaway Pulsar Firing an Extraordinary Jet
SGR 0418+5729 in 60 Seconds (05-23-2013)
A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally generates bursts of X-rays.
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-- A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
-- Tour of SGR 0418+5729
A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally generates bursts of X-rays.
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-- A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
-- Tour of SGR 0418+5729
47 Tucanae in 60 Seconds (03-07-2013)
Neutron stars are the ultra-dense cores that are often left behind after massive stars run out of fuel and collapse.
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-- Probing Extreme Matter Through Observations of Neutron Stars
-- Tour of 47 Tucanae
Neutron stars are the ultra-dense cores that are often left behind after massive stars run out of fuel and collapse.
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-- Probing Extreme Matter Through Observations of Neutron Stars
-- Tour of 47 Tucanae
Vela Pulsar in 60 Seconds (01-07-2013)
Unlike with some Hollywood films, a sequel of a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first.
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-- New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
-- Tour of Vela Pulsar
Unlike with some Hollywood films, a sequel of a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first.
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-- New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
-- Tour of Vela Pulsar
Revised: November 03, 2022
