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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
DEM L50 in 60 Seconds (02-01-2013)
DEM L50 is what astronomers call a superbubble. These objects are found in regions where massive stars have formed, raced through their evolution, and exploded as supernovas.
- Related Links:
-- Stellar Effervescence on Display
-- Tour of DEM L50
DEM L50 is what astronomers call a superbubble. These objects are found in regions where massive stars have formed, raced through their evolution, and exploded as supernovas.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Stellar Effervescence on Display
-- Tour of DEM L50
Cygnus OB2 in 60 Seconds (11-15-2012)
The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe are home to many star clusters and associations that each contain hundreds to thousands of hot, massive, young stars.
- Related Links:
-- Probing a Nearby Stellar Cradle
-- Tour of Cygnus OB2
The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe are home to many star clusters and associations that each contain hundreds to thousands of hot, massive, young stars.
- Download Video (63.2 MB, Runtime: 1:53)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Probing a Nearby Stellar Cradle
-- Tour of Cygnus OB2
NGC 1929 in 60 Seconds (08-30-2012)
The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in a cloud of gas and dust, which astronomers call the N44 nebula.
- Related Links:
-- A Surprisingly Bright Superbubble
-- Tour of NGC 1929
The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in a cloud of gas and dust, which astronomers call the N44 nebula.
- Download Video (60.4 MB, Runtime: 1:46)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Surprisingly Bright Superbubble
-- Tour of NGC 1929
Tarantula Nebula in 60 Seconds (12-09-2011)
30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula Within
-- Tour of Tarantula Nebula
30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
- Download Video (49.9 MB, Runtime: 1:41)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula Within
-- Tour of Tarantula Nebula
NGC 281 in 60 Seconds (09-30-2011)
High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into a galaxy over its lifetime.
- Related Links:
-- Living the High Life
-- Tour of NGC 281
High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into a galaxy over its lifetime.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Living the High Life
-- Tour of NGC 281
CoRoT-2A in 60 Seconds (09-13-2011)
In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
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-- Star Blasts Planet With X-rays
-- Tour of CoRoT-2A
In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
- Download Video (37.8 MB, Runtime: 1:42)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Star Blasts Planet With X-rays
-- Tour of CoRoT-2A
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Revised: November 06, 2024
