Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Rosette Nebula in 60 Seconds (09-17-2010)
This spectacular image shows the Rosette star formation region, which is located about 5,000 light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- The Heart of a Rose
-- Tour of Rosette Nebula
This spectacular image shows the Rosette star formation region, which is located about 5,000 light years from Earth.
- Download Video (47.9 MB, Runtime: 1:09)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- The Heart of a Rose
-- Tour of Rosette Nebula
CH Cyg in 60 Seconds (08-20-2010)
Deep within this optical image lies an intriguing system known as CH Cyg. CH Cyg is a binary star system containing a white dwarf that feeds from the wind of a red giant star.
- Related Links:
-- A Close-up View of Codependent Stellar Living
-- Tour of CH Cyg
Deep within this optical image lies an intriguing system known as CH Cyg. CH Cyg is a binary star system containing a white dwarf that feeds from the wind of a red giant star.
- Download Video (19.6 MB, Runtime: 1:01)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Close-up View of Codependent Stellar Living
-- Tour of CH Cyg
30 Doradus in 60 Seconds (04-17-2009)
Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and star evolution.
- Related Links:
-- Drama In The Heart Of The Tarantula
Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and star evolution.
- Download Video (18.6 MB, Runtime: 1:12)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Drama In The Heart Of The Tarantula
RCW 108 in 60 Seconds (10-16-2008)
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.
- Download Video (14.8 MB, Runtime: 1:29)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
Star (X-ray) Light, Star (X-ray) Bright (02-28-2007)
Remember the line from the children's saying that goes: "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight"? Looking at the light from stars is exactly how astronomers can learn about them.
- Related Links:
-- Normal Stars & Star Clusters
Remember the line from the children's saying that goes: "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight"? Looking at the light from stars is exactly how astronomers can learn about them.
- Download Video (28.7 MB, Runtime: 4:13)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Normal Stars & Star Clusters
Revised: November 03, 2022
