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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
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
A Tour of GJ 3253 (08-05-2016)
A low-mass red dwarf star about 31 light years away from Earth.
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-- Neon Abundance in Nearby Stars
-- What Might Happen If Our Sun Had A Twin
A low-mass red dwarf star about 31 light years away from Earth.
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-- Neon Abundance in Nearby Stars
-- What Might Happen If Our Sun Had A Twin
A Tour of TW Hya (06-15-2016)
One of the most exciting developments in astronomy in the last couple of decades has been the discovery and study of planets around stars other than our Sun.
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-- Smaller Stars Pack Big X-ray Punch For Would-be Planets
One of the most exciting developments in astronomy in the last couple of decades has been the discovery and study of planets around stars other than our Sun.
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-- Smaller Stars Pack Big X-ray Punch For Would-be Planets
A Tour of Delta Orionis (11-16-2015)
Modern astronomers know that Delta Orionis is not simply one single star, but rather it is a complex multiple star system.
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-- More Than Meets the Eye: Delta Orionis in Orion's Belt
Modern astronomers know that Delta Orionis is not simply one single star, but rather it is a complex multiple star system.
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-- More Than Meets the Eye: Delta Orionis in Orion's Belt
A Tour of NGC 1333 (07-07-2015)
While fireworks only last a short time here on Earth, a bundle of cosmic sparklers in a nearby cluster of stars will be going off for a very long time.
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-- Stellar Sparklers That Last
While fireworks only last a short time here on Earth, a bundle of cosmic sparklers in a nearby cluster of stars will be going off for a very long time.
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-- Stellar Sparklers That Last
A Tour of NGC 6388 (04-22-2015)
Chandra's excellent X-ray vision enabled the astronomers to determine that the X-rays from NGC 6388 were not coming from a black hole at the center of the cluster.
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-- White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
Chandra's excellent X-ray vision enabled the astronomers to determine that the X-rays from NGC 6388 were not coming from a black hole at the center of the cluster.
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-- White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
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Revised: November 06, 2024
