Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at GJ 176 (09-06-2017)
A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton suggests X-rays emitted by a planet’s host star may provide critical clues to how hospitable a star system could be.
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-- X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting Stars
A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton suggests X-rays emitted by a planet’s host star may provide critical clues to how hospitable a star system could be.
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-- X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting Stars
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A Tour of IC 10 (08-10-2017)
IC 10 is a starburst galaxy that has many new stars forming within it.
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-- IC 10: A Starburst Galaxy with the Prospect of Gravitational Waves
IC 10 is a starburst galaxy that has many new stars forming within it.
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-- IC 10: A Starburst Galaxy with the Prospect of Gravitational Waves
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A Tour of W51 (07-12-2017)
Because of its relative proximity, the giant molecular cloud W51 provides astronomers with an excellent opportunity to study how stars are forming in our Milky Way galaxy.
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-- W51: Chandra Peers into a Nurturing Cloud
Because of its relative proximity, the giant molecular cloud W51 provides astronomers with an excellent opportunity to study how stars are forming in our Milky Way galaxy.
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-- W51: Chandra Peers into a Nurturing Cloud
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A Quick Look at W51 (07-12-2017)
Because of its relative proximity, the giant molecular cloud W51 provides astronomers with an excellent opportunity to study how stars are forming in our Milky Way galaxy.
- Related Links:
-- W51: Chandra Peers into a Nurturing Cloud
Because of its relative proximity, the giant molecular cloud W51 provides astronomers with an excellent opportunity to study how stars are forming in our Milky Way galaxy.
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-- W51: Chandra Peers into a Nurturing Cloud
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A Tour of R Aquarii (06-07-2017)
In biology, "symbiosis" refers to two organisms that live close to and interact with one another. Astronomers have long studied a class of stars-- called symbiotic stars--that co-exist in a similar way.
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-- R Aquarii: Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship
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In biology, "symbiosis" refers to two organisms that live close to and interact with one another. Astronomers have long studied a class of stars-- called symbiotic stars--that co-exist in a similar way.
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-- R Aquarii: Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship
-- A Quick Look version of this podcast
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