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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
ESO 137 in 60 Seconds (03-10-2010)
Two spectacular tails of X-ray emission have been seen trailing behind a galaxy known as ESO 137.
- Related Links:
-- Two Tails to Tell
-- Tour of ESO 137
Two spectacular tails of X-ray emission have been seen trailing behind a galaxy known as ESO 137.
- Download Video (15.6 MB, Runtime: 1:07)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Two Tails to Tell
-- Tour of ESO 137
NGC 1399 in 60 Seconds (02-04-2010)
Evidence from Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Magellan telescopes in Chile suggest that a star has been torn apart by an intermediate-mass black hole.
- Related Links:
-- Massive Black Hole Implicated in Stellar Destruction
-- Tour of NGC 1399
Evidence from Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Magellan telescopes in Chile suggest that a star has been torn apart by an intermediate-mass black hole.
- Download Video (27.6 MB, Runtime: 1:26)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Massive Black Hole Implicated in Stellar Destruction
-- Tour of NGC 1399
JKCS041 in 60 Seconds (10-26-2009)
The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been found some 10.2 billion light-years from Earth.
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-- Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record
The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been found some 10.2 billion light-years from Earth.
- Download Video (24 MB, Runtime: 1:18)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record
Hydra A in 60 Seconds (09-14-2009)
This composite image of the Hydra A galaxy cluster shows 10-million-degree gas observed by Chandra and jets of radio emission observed by the Very Large Array.
- Related Links:
-- Black Hole Pumps Iron
This composite image of the Hydra A galaxy cluster shows 10-million-degree gas observed by Chandra and jets of radio emission observed by the Very Large Array.
- Download Video (16.4 MB, Runtime: 1:19)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Black Hole Pumps Iron
Stephans Quintet in 60 Seconds (07-10-2009)
This beautiful image gives a new look at Stephans Quintet, a compact group of galaxies discovered about 130 years ago and located about 280 million light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- A Galaxy Collision in Action
This beautiful image gives a new look at Stephans Quintet, a compact group of galaxies discovered about 130 years ago and located about 280 million light years from Earth.
- Download Video (35.1 MB, Runtime: 1:14)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Galaxy Collision in Action
Revised: November 03, 2022
