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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Sees Black Hole Jet Stumble Into Something in the Dark (12-10-2024)
Astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path.
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Astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path.
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Tour: NASA's Chandra Sees Black Hole Jet Stumble Into Something in the Dark (12-10-2024)
Astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path.
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Astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path.
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Tour: NASA's Chandra, Hubble Tune Into 'Flame-Throwing' Guitar Nebula (11-20-2024)
Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a "flame-throwing guitar" has now been spotted moving through space. Astronomers have captured movies of this extreme cosmic object using NASA's Chandra and Hubble.
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Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a "flame-throwing guitar" has now been spotted moving through space. Astronomers have captured movies of this extreme cosmic object using NASA's Chandra and Hubble.
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Tour: Planets Beware: NASA Unburies Danger Zones of Star Cluster (10-28-2024)
Astronomers used Chandra, in combination with ultraviolet, optical and infrared data, to show where some of the most treacherous places in a star cluster may be, where planets' chances to form are diminished.
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Astronomers used Chandra, in combination with ultraviolet, optical and infrared data, to show where some of the most treacherous places in a star cluster may be, where planets' chances to form are diminished.
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Tour: Black Hole Destroys Star and Goes After Another (10-09-2024)
A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear.
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A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear.
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Quick Look: Black Hole Destroys Star and Goes After Another (10-09-2024)
A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear.
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A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear.
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Tour: NASA's Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams (09-19-2024)
A galaxy has streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that "crossing the streams" does not necessarily end in disaster. In fact, it may lead to the creation of new structures.
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A galaxy has streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that "crossing the streams" does not necessarily end in disaster. In fact, it may lead to the creation of new structures.
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Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams (09-19-2024)
A galaxy has streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that "crossing the streams" does not necessarily end in disaster. In fact, it may lead to the creation of new structures.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams
A galaxy has streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that "crossing the streams" does not necessarily end in disaster. In fact, it may lead to the creation of new structures.
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Tour: New NASA Sonifications Listen to the Universe's Past (08-26-2024)
Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra's "First Light" image.
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Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra's "First Light" image.
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Quick Look: New NASA Sonifications Listen to the Universe's Past (08-26-2024)
Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra's "First Light" image.
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Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra's "First Light" image.
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Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: November 06, 2024