SGR 0418+5729 in 60 Seconds (05-23-2013)
A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally generates bursts of X-rays.

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4C+29.30 in 60 Seconds (05-15-2013)
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy contains a giant, or supermassive, black hole at their center.

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Heaven and Earth (05-14-2013)
There are patterns of beauty across our Earth and throughout the Universe.

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--  From the Earth to the Heaven

STOP for Science: That's Fast (05-01-2013)
Most of us have heard the story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise is slow and the hare is fast. But what exactly does this mean?

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NGC 6240 in 60 Seconds (04-30-2013)
Two large galaxies are colliding and scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas that surrounds them.

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