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IGR J11014-6103 in 60 Seconds
A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
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-- Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found?
A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
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-- Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found?
NGC 4342 and NGC 4291 in 60 Seconds
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.
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-- Black Hole Growth Found to be Out of Synch
-- Tour of NGC 4342 and NGC 4291
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.
- Related Links:
-- Black Hole Growth Found to be Out of Synch
-- Tour of NGC 4342 and NGC 4291
CID-42 in 60 Seconds
At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
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-- Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
-- Tour of CID-42
At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
- Related Links:
-- Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
-- Tour of CID-42
SN 2010jl in 60 Seconds
Why are some supernovas much more powerful than others? Astronomers are still trying to figure that out, but one new discovery may help answer the question.
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-- A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough
-- Tour of SN 2010jl
Why are some supernovas much more powerful than others? Astronomers are still trying to figure that out, but one new discovery may help answer the question.
- Related Links:
-- A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough
-- Tour of SN 2010jl
M83 in 60 Seconds
Since the 1980s, astronomers have known about a mysterious class of objects that they call "ultraluminous X-ray sources," or ULXs.
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-- A Remarkable Outburst from an Old Black Hole
-- Tour of M83
Since the 1980s, astronomers have known about a mysterious class of objects that they call "ultraluminous X-ray sources," or ULXs.
- Related Links:
-- A Remarkable Outburst from an Old Black Hole
-- Tour of M83
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.