Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at IC 10 (08-10-2017)
IC 10 is a starburst galaxy that has many new stars forming within it.
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-- IC 10: A Starburst Galaxy with the Prospect of Gravitational Waves
IC 10 is a starburst galaxy that has many new stars forming within it.
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-- IC 10: A Starburst Galaxy with the Prospect of Gravitational Waves
A Tour of X9 in 47 Tucanae (03-13-2017)
In astronomy, a binary system is one where two objects are close enough that they orbit each other because they are gravitationally bound to one another.
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-- Star Discovered in Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
In astronomy, a binary system is one where two objects are close enough that they orbit each other because they are gravitationally bound to one another.
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-- Star Discovered in Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
A Tour of Cyg X-3's Little Friend (11-25-2016)
The story of how stars are born and eventually die can be a complicated one.
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-- A Stellar Circle of Life
The story of how stars are born and eventually die can be a complicated one.
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-- A Stellar Circle of Life
Tour of RCW 103 (09-12-2016)
When stars have more than about 8 times as much mass as the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
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-- Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected
When stars have more than about 8 times as much mass as the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
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-- Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected
A Tour of G11.2-0.3 (08-18-2016)
While they may sound like very different and distinct fields, astronomy and history can intersect in very interesting and important ways.
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-- Supernova Ejected from the Pages of History
While they may sound like very different and distinct fields, astronomy and history can intersect in very interesting and important ways.
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-- Supernova Ejected from the Pages of History
Revised: November 03, 2022
