Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
NGC 4342 and NGC 4291 in 60 Seconds (06-13-2012)
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.
- Related Links:
-- Black Hole Growth Found to be Out of Synch
-- Tour of NGC 4342 and NGC 4291
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.
- Download Video (33.9 MB, Runtime: 1:38)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Black Hole Growth Found to be Out of Synch
-- Tour of NGC 4342 and NGC 4291
CID-42 in 60 Seconds (06-04-2012)
At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
- Related Links:
-- Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
-- Tour of CID-42
At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
- Download Video (33.7 MB, Runtime: 1:43)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
-- Tour of CID-42
Sgr A* in 60 Seconds (02-09-2012)
Over several years, astronomers have noticed flares in X-ray light from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Finds Milky Way's Black Hole May be Grazing on Asteroids
-- Tour of Sagittarius A*
Over several years, astronomers have noticed flares in X-ray light from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
- Download Video (53.1 MB, Runtime: 1:58)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Finds Milky Way's Black Hole May be Grazing on Asteroids
-- Tour of Sagittarius A*
Cygnus X-1 in 60 Seconds (11-18-2011)
Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Adds to Black Hole Birth Announcement
-- Tour of Cygnus X-1
Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
- Download Video (55.2 MB, Runtime: 1:37)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Adds to Black Hole Birth Announcement
-- Tour of Cygnus X-1
NGC 3115 in 60 Seconds (07-27-2011)
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical data from the Very Large Telescope.
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 3115
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical data from the Very Large Telescope.
- Download Video (35.1 MB, Runtime: 1:37)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 3115
CDFS in 60 Seconds (06-17-2011)
This image is what is known as the Chandra Deep Field South, a 4-million-second exposure made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Finds Massive Black Holes Common in Early Universe
-- Tour of CDFS
This image is what is known as the Chandra Deep Field South, a 4-million-second exposure made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Download Video (44.9 MB, Runtime: 1:21)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Finds Massive Black Holes Common in Early Universe
-- Tour of CDFS
GRS 1915+105 in 60 Seconds (01-29-2011)
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
- Related Links:
-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
- Download Video (36.1 MB, Runtime: 0:55)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
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Revised: December 28, 2022
