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A Tour of Black Hole Seeds (06-02-2016)
The new results suggest that at least some of the supermassive black holes in the early Universe formed through this direct collapse method.
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-- NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly
The new results suggest that at least some of the supermassive black holes in the early Universe formed through this direct collapse method.
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-- NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly
A Tour of Tycho's Supernova Remnant (05-25-2016)
In modern times, astronomers have observed the debris field from this explosion - what is now known as Tycho's supernova remnant - with many telescopes including the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Chandra Movie Captures Expanding Debris From a Stellar Explosion
In modern times, astronomers have observed the debris field from this explosion - what is now known as Tycho's supernova remnant - with many telescopes including the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Chandra Movie Captures Expanding Debris From a Stellar Explosion
A Tour of Galaxy Clusters (05-06-2016)
A new study tries to tackle the questions surrounding dark energy by examining properties of X-ray emission from galaxy clusters.
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-- "Russian Doll" Galaxy Clusters Reveal Information About Dark Energy
A new study tries to tackle the questions surrounding dark energy by examining properties of X-ray emission from galaxy clusters.
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-- "Russian Doll" Galaxy Clusters Reveal Information About Dark Energy
A Tour of Comets ISON and PanSTARRS (04-21-2016)
Recently, astronomers have performed such a study using observations with Chandra of two comets, named ISON and PanSTARRS.
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-- Comets in the "X"-Treme
Recently, astronomers have performed such a study using observations with Chandra of two comets, named ISON and PanSTARRS.
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-- Comets in the "X"-Treme
A Tour of G1.9+0.3 (04-08-2016)
A little more than a century ago, as seen from the Earth, a star exploded near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
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-- Trigger for Milky Way's Youngest Supernova Identified
A little more than a century ago, as seen from the Earth, a star exploded near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
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-- Trigger for Milky Way's Youngest Supernova Identified
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: November 03, 2022