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PSR B1509-58 in 60 Seconds (04-03-2009)
A small dense object is responsible for the remarkably complex and intriguing structures seen in this image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
A small dense object is responsible for the remarkably complex and intriguing structures seen in this image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
Crab Nebula in 60 Seconds (03-05-2009)
The Crab Nebula is one of the best-known images ever taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Fingers, Loops and Bays in The Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is one of the best-known images ever taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Fingers, Loops and Bays in The Crab Nebula
3-D Fly-Through of Cassiopeia A (01-08-2009)
For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created.
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-- A Star From the Inside Out
For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created.
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-- A Star From the Inside Out
G292.01+8 in 60 Seconds (12-22-2008)
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
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-- Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
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-- Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
SN1996cr in 60 Seconds (10-31-2008)
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.
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-- Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.
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-- Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
SN 1006 in 60 Seconds (08-08-2008)
The brightest supernova ever recorded on Earth, this spectacular light show was documented in China, Japan, Europe, and the Arab world. It was brighter than Venus, and visible during the day for weeks.
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-- Liberating Star Stuff
The brightest supernova ever recorded on Earth, this spectacular light show was documented in China, Japan, Europe, and the Arab world. It was brighter than Venus, and visible during the day for weeks.
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-- Liberating Star Stuff
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