G299.2-2.9 in 60 Seconds (10-13-2011)
G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy.

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--  A Middle-Aged Supernova Remnant
--  Tour of G299.2-2.9

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.

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--  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

NGC 3393 in 60 Seconds (08-31-2011)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.

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--  NASA's Chandra Finds Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes
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VV 340 in 60 Seconds (08-11-2011)
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.

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--  A Cosmic Exclamation Point
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