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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at R Aquarii (06-07-2017)
R Aquraii is an unusual star system located about 710 light years from Earth.
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-- R Aquarii: Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship
R Aquraii is an unusual star system located about 710 light years from Earth.
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-- R Aquarii: Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship
A Quick Look at Faint Active Nuclei in Chandra Deep Field South (06-02-2017)
Scientists would like to learn about the earliest supermassive black holes in the Universe.
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-- Chandra Deep Field South : Early Black Holes May Have Grown in Fits and Spurts
Scientists would like to learn about the earliest supermassive black holes in the Universe.
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-- Chandra Deep Field South : Early Black Holes May Have Grown in Fits and Spurts
A Quick Look at CXO J101527.2+625911 (05-11-2017)
Giant black holes typically are stationary objects in the centers of galaxies. However, sometimes circumstances arise when these black hole behemoths can be set in motion.
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-- CXO J101527.2+625911: Astronomers Pursue Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
Giant black holes typically are stationary objects in the centers of galaxies. However, sometimes circumstances arise when these black hole behemoths can be set in motion.
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-- CXO J101527.2+625911: Astronomers Pursue Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
A Quick Look at the Crab Nebula (05-10-2017)
The Crab supernova was seen in the sky almost a thousand years ago.
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-- Crab Nebula: Observatories Combine to Crack Open the Crab Nebula
The Crab supernova was seen in the sky almost a thousand years ago.
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-- Crab Nebula: Observatories Combine to Crack Open the Crab Nebula
A Quick Look at NGC 4696 (04-19-2017)
Astronomers have found a black hole that has erupted multiple times in the past, about every 5 to 10 million years.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
Astronomers have found a black hole that has erupted multiple times in the past, about every 5 to 10 million years.
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-- NGC 4696: The Arrhythmic Beating of a Black Hole Heart
A Quick Look at CDF-S XT1 (04-12-2017)
A strange object has been discovered in a region of the sky called the Chandra Deep Field-South.
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-- CDF-S Transient: Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Puzzles Astronomers
A strange object has been discovered in a region of the sky called the Chandra Deep Field-South.
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-- CDF-S Transient: Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Puzzles Astronomers
A Quick Look at X9 in 47 Tucanae (03-13-2017)
The closest orbit between a star and a black hole ever seen has been discovered.
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-- Star Discovered in Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
The closest orbit between a star and a black hole ever seen has been discovered.
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-- Star Discovered in Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
A Quick Look at Supernova 1987A (02-24-2017)
SN 1987A was the brightest supernova seen in over 400 years and relatively close, allowing for detailed studies by many telescopes.
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-- The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987A
SN 1987A was the brightest supernova seen in over 400 years and relatively close, allowing for detailed studies by many telescopes.
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-- The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987A
A Quick Look at XJ1500+0154 (02-06-2017)
Other similar events have been seen before but this one is much longer, representing an unusually massive meal.
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-- Black Hole Meal Sets Record for Duration and Size
Other similar events have been seen before but this one is much longer, representing an unusually massive meal.
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-- Black Hole Meal Sets Record for Duration and Size
A Quick Look at Chandra Deep Field South (01-05-2017)
Made with over 7 million seconds of Chandra observing time, this is the deepest X-ray image ever obtained.
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-- Deepest X-ray Image Ever Reveals Black Hole Treasure Trove
Made with over 7 million seconds of Chandra observing time, this is the deepest X-ray image ever obtained.
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-- Deepest X-ray Image Ever Reveals Black Hole Treasure Trove
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Revised: November 06, 2024
