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Tour: Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s (09-26-2023)
Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.
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Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.
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Quick Look: Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s (09-26-2023)
Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.
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-- Eta Carinae: Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s
Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.
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Tour: A Fab Five: New Images With NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (09-13-2023)
A new collection of stunning images highlights data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
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-- A Fab Five: New Images With NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
A new collection of stunning images highlights data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
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Quick Look: A Fab Five: New Images With NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (09-13-2023)
A new collection of stunning images highlights data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
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-- A Fab Five: New Images With NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
A new collection of stunning images highlights data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
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Tour: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star (08-22-2023)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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-- ASASSN-14li: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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Quick Look: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star (08-22-2023)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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-- ASASSN-14li: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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Tour: Unexpectedly Calm and Remote Galaxy Cluster Discovered (07-20-2023)
Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy cluster with an important quality — providing insight into how these gigantic structures formed and why the universe looks like it does in the present day.
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Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy cluster with an important quality — providing insight into how these gigantic structures formed and why the universe looks like it does in the present day.
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Quick Look: Unexpectedly Calm and Remote Galaxy Cluster Discovered (07-20-2023)
Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy cluster with an important quality — providing insight into how these gigantic structures formed and why the universe looks like it does in the present day.
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-- Unexpectedly Calm and Remote Galaxy Cluster Discovered
Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy cluster with an important quality — providing insight into how these gigantic structures formed and why the universe looks like it does in the present day.
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Quick Look: Cosmic Harmonies: Sonifications From NASA Telescopes (06-20-2023)
Three new 'sonifications' of NASA data have been released: R Aquarii, Stephan’s Quintet, and M10.
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Three new 'sonifications' of NASA data have been released: R Aquarii, Stephan’s Quintet, and M10.
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Tour: Cosmic Harmonies: Sonifications From NASA Telescopes (06-20-2023)
Three new 'sonifications' of NASA data have been released: R Aquarii, Stephan’s Quintet, and M10.
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Three new 'sonifications' of NASA data have been released: R Aquarii, Stephan’s Quintet, and M10.
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