Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at Arp 299 (06-26-2017)
Arp 299 is a system where two galaxies are in the process of merging.
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-- Arp 299: Galactic Goulash
Arp 299 is a system where two galaxies are in the process of merging.
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-- Arp 299: Galactic Goulash
A Tour of Faint Active Nuclei in Chandra Deep Field South (06-02-2017)
Astronomers have determined the Big Bang occurred about 13.8 billion years ago and have evidence from the SDSS that supermassive black holes with masses of about a billion times that of the sun existed by about 12.8 billion years ago.
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-- Early Black Holes May Have Grown in Fits and Spurts
-- 'A Quick Look' version of this podcast
Astronomers have determined the Big Bang occurred about 13.8 billion years ago and have evidence from the SDSS that supermassive black holes with masses of about a billion times that of the sun existed by about 12.8 billion years ago.
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-- Early Black Holes May Have Grown in Fits and Spurts
-- 'A Quick Look' version of this podcast
A Tour of NGC 4696 (04-19-2017)
The Centaurus Cluster is a collection of hundreds of galaxies located about 145 million light years from Earth.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
The Centaurus Cluster is a collection of hundreds of galaxies located about 145 million light years from Earth.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
A Tour of CDF-S Transient XT1 (03-30-2017)
Scientists have discovered a mysterious flash of X-rays using Chandra X-ray Observatory, in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained.
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-- CDF-S Transient: Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Puzzles Astronomers
Scientists have discovered a mysterious flash of X-rays using Chandra X-ray Observatory, in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained.
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-- CDF-S Transient: Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Puzzles Astronomers
Tour of Chandra Deep Field South (01-06-2017)
What happens when astronomers use Chandra to take a long look at the same patch of sky?
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-- Deepest X-ray Image Ever Reveals Black Hole Treasure Trove
What happens when astronomers use Chandra to take a long look at the same patch of sky?
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-- Deepest X-ray Image Ever Reveals Black Hole Treasure Trove
A Tour of Abell 3411 (01-05-2017)
There are many extraordinary things in the Universe. For example, astronomers have found many examples of supermassive black holes erupting in powerful outbursts that can stretch for millions of miles.
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-- Astronomers Discover Powerful Cosmic Double Whammy
There are many extraordinary things in the Universe. For example, astronomers have found many examples of supermassive black holes erupting in powerful outbursts that can stretch for millions of miles.
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-- Astronomers Discover Powerful Cosmic Double Whammy
A Tour of XJ1417+52 (10-07-2016)
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a decade ago, this object has some interesting properties.
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-- X-ray Telescopes Find Evidence for Wandering Black Hole
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a decade ago, this object has some interesting properties.
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-- X-ray Telescopes Find Evidence for Wandering Black Hole
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Revised: December 28, 2022
