Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Tour of GRB 140903A (07-19-2016)
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe.
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-- Chandra Finds Evidence for Violent Stellar Merger
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe.
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-- Chandra Finds Evidence for Violent Stellar Merger
A Tour of VLA J2130+12 (06-27-2016)
Astronomers have found many black holes both here in our Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
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-- Clandestine Black Hole May Represent New Population
Astronomers have found many black holes both here in our Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
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-- Clandestine Black Hole May Represent New Population
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 ASASSN-14li (10-23-2015)
When something, like a star or a planet, wanders too close to a black hole, it is usually not good news for that object.
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-- Destroyed Star Rains onto Black Hole, Winds Blow it Back
When something, like a star or a planet, wanders too close to a black hole, it is usually not good news for that object.
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-- Destroyed Star Rains onto Black Hole, Winds Blow it Back
Tour of Sgr A* (09-28-2015)
At the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole that has the mass equivalent of some four million Suns.
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-- Milky Way's Black Hole Shows Signs of Increased Chatter
At the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole that has the mass equivalent of some four million Suns.
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-- Milky Way's Black Hole Shows Signs of Increased Chatter
A Tour of SGR 1745-2900 (05-15-2015)
A new study reveals that the X-ray output from SGR 1745-2900 is dropping more slowly than for other magnetars, and its surface is hotter than expected.
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-- Magnetar Near Supermassive Black Hole Delivers Surprises
A new study reveals that the X-ray output from SGR 1745-2900 is dropping more slowly than for other magnetars, and its surface is hotter than expected.
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-- Magnetar Near Supermassive Black Hole Delivers Surprises
Tour of Sagittarius A* (01-12-2015)
Over the years, astronomers have learned many things about Sagittarius A* and it continues to surprise and intrigue scientists to this day.
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-- NASA's Chandra Detects Record-Breaking Outburst from Milky Way's Black Hole
Over the years, astronomers have learned many things about Sagittarius A* and it continues to surprise and intrigue scientists to this day.
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-- NASA's Chandra Detects Record-Breaking Outburst from Milky Way's Black Hole
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Revised: December 28, 2022
