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A Tour of Cases of Black Hole Mistaken Identity (07-15-2020)
Astronomers have discovered one type of growing supermassive black hole masquerading as another.
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Astronomers have discovered one type of growing supermassive black hole masquerading as another.
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A Quick Look at Cases of Black Hole Mistaken Identity (07-15-2020)
Astronomers have discovered one type of growing supermassive black hole masquerading as another.
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-- Cases of Black Hole Mistaken Identity
Astronomers have discovered one type of growing supermassive black hole masquerading as another.
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A Quick Look at X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days (06-18-2020)
By detecting an X-ray flare from a very young star using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have reset the timeline for when stars like the Sun start blasting high-energy radiation into space.
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-- HOPS 383: X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days
By detecting an X-ray flare from a very young star using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have reset the timeline for when stars like the Sun start blasting high-energy radiation into space.
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A Tour of X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days (06-18-2020)
By detecting an X-ray flare from a very young star using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have reset the timeline for when stars like the Sun start blasting high-energy radiation into space.
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-- X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days
By detecting an X-ray flare from a very young star using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have reset the timeline for when stars like the Sun start blasting high-energy radiation into space.
- Download Video Podcast (35.6 MB, Runtime: 2:45)
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A Tour of a New Galactic Center Adventure in Virtual Reality (06-02-2020)
By combining data from telescopes with supercomputer simulations and virtual reality (or "VR"), a new visualization allows you to experience 500 years of cosmic evolution around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
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By combining data from telescopes with supercomputer simulations and virtual reality (or "VR"), a new visualization allows you to experience 500 years of cosmic evolution around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
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A Quick Look at a New Galactic Center Adventure in Virtual Reality (06-02-2020)
A new visualization allows you to experience 500 years of cosmic evolution around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.
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-- A New Galactic Center Adventure in Virtual Reality
A new visualization allows you to experience 500 years of cosmic evolution around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.
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A Quick Look at a Black Hole Outburst Caught on Video (05-29-2020)
Astronomers have caught a black hole hurling hot material into space at close to the speed of light.
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Astronomers have caught a black hole hurling hot material into space at close to the speed of light.
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A Tour of a Black Hole Outburst Caught on Video (05-29-2020)
Astronomers have caught a black hole hurling hot material into space at close to the speed of light.
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-- Black Hole Outburst Caught on Video
Astronomers have caught a black hole hurling hot material into space at close to the speed of light.
- Download Video Podcast (61.1 MB, Runtime: 3:05)
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A Tour of Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters (05-11-2020)
Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. This mighty event released a flood of hot gas from each galaxy cluster that formed an unusual bridge between the two objects.
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-- Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters
Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. This mighty event released a flood of hot gas from each galaxy cluster that formed an unusual bridge between the two objects.
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A Quick Look at Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters (05-11-2020)
Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. This mighty event released a flood of hot gas from each galaxy cluster that formed an unusual bridge between the two objects.
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-- Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters
Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. This mighty event released a flood of hot gas from each galaxy cluster that formed an unusual bridge between the two objects.
- Download Video Podcast (18 MB, Runtime: 1:12)
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-- Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: September 11, 2019