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Video Series: Quasars & Active Galaxies

Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.

CID-42 in 60 Seconds (06-04-2012)
At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.

- Related Links:
--  Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
--  Tour of CID-42

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CID 1711 and CID 3083 in 60 Seconds (10-26-2011)
Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space.

- Related Links:
--  Close Encounters of the Galactic Kind
--  Tour of CID 1711 and CID 3083

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NGC 3393 in 60 Seconds (08-31-2011)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.

- Related Links:
--  NASA's Chandra Finds Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes
--  Tour of NGC 3393

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VV 340 in 60 Seconds (08-11-2011)
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.

- Related Links:
--  A Cosmic Exclamation Point
--  Tour of VV340

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Super-volcano M87 in 60 Seconds (09-03-2010)
This composite image from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio data from the Very Large Array shows a cosmic volcano being driven by a black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy.

- Related Links:
--  Galactic Super-volcano in Action
--  Tour of Super-volcano M87

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SDSS J1254+0846 in 60 Seconds (04-09-2010)
Two quasars have been caught in the act of merging, thanks to this new image.

- Related Links:
--  Quasar Pair Captured in Galaxy Collision
--  Tour of SDSS J1254+0846

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