Carina Nebula in 60 Seconds (05-24-2011)
Located in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way a mere 7,500 light years from Earth, the Carina Nebula is one of the best places to study how massive stars live and die.

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Tycho's Supernova Remnant in 60 Seconds (04-29-2011)
New research using Chandra data of the Tycho supernova remnant provides astronomers with clues to what triggered the original supernova explosion.

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Massive Stars in the Milky Way in 60 Seconds (04-19-2011)
Like looking for Easter eggs in a lawn of long grass, the hunt for the Milky Way's most massive stars takes persistence and sharp eyes and powerful telescopes that can see different types of light.

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Tycho in 60 Seconds (03-24-2011)
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.

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Cassiopeia A in 60 Seconds (02-23-2011)
A new discovery from a famous exploded star has provided the first evidence for a bizarre state of matter in its core.

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