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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at Abell 2142 (09-27-2018)
Astronomers have used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to make heads and tails of a fascinating galactic system.
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-- Making Head or Tail of a Galactic Landscape
Astronomers have used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to make heads and tails of a fascinating galactic system.
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-- Making Head or Tail of a Galactic Landscape
A Quick Look at Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 (09-06-2018)
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a ring of black holes or neutron stars in a galaxy 300 million light years from Earth.
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-- AM 0644-741: Cosmic Collision Forges Galactic One Ring -- in X-rays
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a ring of black holes or neutron stars in a galaxy 300 million light years from Earth.
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-- AM 0644-741: Cosmic Collision Forges Galactic One Ring -- in X-rays
A Quick Look at COSMOS Legacy Survey (08-09-2018)
These Chandra data have provided strong evidence for the existence of so-called intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs).
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-- Finding the Happy Medium of Black Holes
These Chandra data have provided strong evidence for the existence of so-called intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs).
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-- Finding the Happy Medium of Black Holes
A Quick Look at RW Aur A (07-18-2018)
Chandra data indicates that a young star has likely destroyed and consumed an infant planet.
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-- Chandra May Have First Evidence of a Young Star Devouring a Planet
Chandra data indicates that a young star has likely destroyed and consumed an infant planet.
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-- Chandra May Have First Evidence of a Young Star Devouring a Planet
A Quick Look at the Eagle Nebula (M16) (07-12-2018)
Using Chandra, researchers detected over 1,700 individual sources of X-rays in the Eagle Nebula.
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-- The Eagle Nebula (M16): "X"-ploring the Eagle Nebula and "Pillars of Creation"
Using Chandra, researchers detected over 1,700 individual sources of X-rays in the Eagle Nebula.
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-- The Eagle Nebula (M16): "X"-ploring the Eagle Nebula and "Pillars of Creation"
A Quick Look at Mrk 1216 (06-21-2018)
Astronomers using Chandra found that black holes may have squelched star formation in small, yet massive galaxies known as "red nuggets".
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-- 'Red Nuggets' are Galactic Gold for Astronomers
Astronomers using Chandra found that black holes may have squelched star formation in small, yet massive galaxies known as "red nuggets".
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-- 'Red Nuggets' are Galactic Gold for Astronomers
A Quick Look at Alpha Centauri (06-06-2018)
A new study of Alpha Centauri indicates that any planets orbiting the two brightest stars are likely not being pummeled by large amounts of X-ray radiation from their host stars.
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-- Chandra Scouts Nearest Star System for Possible Hazards
A new study of Alpha Centauri indicates that any planets orbiting the two brightest stars are likely not being pummeled by large amounts of X-ray radiation from their host stars.
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-- Chandra Scouts Nearest Star System for Possible Hazards
A Quick Look at the Sagittarius A* Black Hole Swarm (05-09-2018)
Astronomers have found evidence for a new bounty of black holes at the center of the Milky Way.
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-- Sagittarius A* Swarm: Black Hole Bounty Captured in the Milky Way Center
Astronomers have found evidence for a new bounty of black holes at the center of the Milky Way.
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-- Sagittarius A* Swarm: Black Hole Bounty Captured in the Milky Way Center
A Quick Look at NGC 6231 (05-02-2018)
By studying young clusters, astronomers hope to learn more about how stars -- including our Sun -- are born.
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-- NGC 6231: Stellar Family Portrait in X-rays
By studying young clusters, astronomers hope to learn more about how stars -- including our Sun -- are born.
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-- NGC 6231: Stellar Family Portrait in X-rays
A Quick Look at the Cold Front in the Perseus Cluster (04-03-2018)
A gigantic and resilient "cold front" hurtling through the Perseus galaxy cluster has been studied using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Perseus Cluster: Scientists Surprised by Relentless Cosmic Cold Front
A gigantic and resilient "cold front" hurtling through the Perseus galaxy cluster has been studied using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Perseus Cluster: Scientists Surprised by Relentless Cosmic Cold Front
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Revised: November 06, 2024
