Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Galactic Center in 60 Seconds (09-22-2009)
This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals a wealth of exotic objects and high-energy features at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
- Related Links:
-- New Vista of Milky Way Center Unveiled
This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals a wealth of exotic objects and high-energy features at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- New Vista of Milky Way Center Unveiled
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Galactic Ridge in 60 Seconds (05-29-2009)
This sequence begins with an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope of the central region of the Milky Way.
- Related Links:
-- Resolving a Galactic Mystery
This sequence begins with an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope of the central region of the Milky Way.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Resolving a Galactic Mystery
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Peering into the Heart of the Milky Way (08-31-2006)
Humanity has long sought to learn about the Milky Way, our home galaxy. Even after the advent of optical telescopes, the Milky Way's center remained mysterious because gas and dust blocks most visible light along our line of sight. Fortunately, X-ray telescopes like Chandra can detect higher-energy radiation that penetrates this veil of galactic debris.
Humanity has long sought to learn about the Milky Way, our home galaxy. Even after the advent of optical telescopes, the Milky Way's center remained mysterious because gas and dust blocks most visible light along our line of sight. Fortunately, X-ray telescopes like Chandra can detect higher-energy radiation that penetrates this veil of galactic debris.
- Download Video (21.8 MB, Runtime: 4:40)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
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