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Abell 3376 in 60 Seconds (05-10-2010)
This composite image of the galaxy cluster Abell 3376 shows X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ROSAT telescope along with an optical image from the Digitized Sky Survey and radio emission observed by the Very Large Array.
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-- Einstein's Theory Fights off Challengers
This composite image of the galaxy cluster Abell 3376 shows X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ROSAT telescope along with an optical image from the Digitized Sky Survey and radio emission observed by the Very Large Array.
- Download Video (12.9 MB, Runtime: 1:27)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Einstein's Theory Fights off Challengers

G54.1+0.3 in 60 Seconds (04-26-2010)
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope were combined to create this image of the dusty remains of a collapsed star.
- Related Links:
-- Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
-- Tour of G54.1+0.3
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope were combined to create this image of the dusty remains of a collapsed star.
- Download Video (7 MB, Runtime: 1:22)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
-- Tour of G54.1+0.3

SDSS J1254+0846 in 60 Seconds (04-09-2010)
Two quasars have been caught in the act of merging, thanks to this new image.
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-- Quasar Pair Captured in Galaxy Collision
-- Tour of SDSS J1254+0846
Two quasars have been caught in the act of merging, thanks to this new image.
- Download Video (6.5 MB, Runtime: 1:09)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Quasar Pair Captured in Galaxy Collision
-- Tour of SDSS J1254+0846

NGC 1068 in 60 Seconds (03-24-2010)
This image shows one of the nearest and brightest galaxies to the Milky Way that contains a rapidly growing supermassive black hole known as NGC 1068.
- Related Links:
-- Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies
-- Tour of NGC 1068
This image shows one of the nearest and brightest galaxies to the Milky Way that contains a rapidly growing supermassive black hole known as NGC 1068.
- Download Video (11.7 MB, Runtime: 1:17)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies
-- Tour of NGC 1068

ESO 137 in 60 Seconds (03-10-2010)
Two spectacular tails of X-ray emission have been seen trailing behind a galaxy known as ESO 137.
- Related Links:
-- Two Tails to Tell
-- Tour of ESO 137
Two spectacular tails of X-ray emission have been seen trailing behind a galaxy known as ESO 137.
- Download Video (8.1 MB, Runtime: 1:07)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Two Tails to Tell
-- Tour of ESO 137

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