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2013: A Year with the Chandra X-ray Observatory (01-09-2014)
The Chandra images included in this brief 2013 retrospective are drawn from dozens of images posted to the Chandra web site in the past year.
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-- Chandra Images by Date: 2013
The Chandra images included in this brief 2013 retrospective are drawn from dozens of images posted to the Chandra web site in the past year.
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-- Chandra Images by Date: 2013

Space Scoop: The Big Explosion No One Saw (12-19-2013)
About once or twice every 100 years, a gigantic nuclear bomb detonates in our Galaxy.
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-- The Big Explosion No One Saw
About once or twice every 100 years, a gigantic nuclear bomb detonates in our Galaxy.
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-- The Big Explosion No One Saw

Space Scoop: Beautiful But Deadly (12-13-2013)
It seems that there is a twist in nature: the more beautiful something is, the more deadly it also might be.
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-- Beautiful But Deadly
It seems that there is a twist in nature: the more beautiful something is, the more deadly it also might be.
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Space Scoop: The Mysterious Afterlife of Stellar Giants (12-10-2013)
Neutron stars are the ultra-dense cores left behind after a massive star reaches the end of its life and explodes.
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-- The Mysterious Afterlife of Stellar Giants
Neutron stars are the ultra-dense cores left behind after a massive star reaches the end of its life and explodes.
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Sgr A jet in 60 Seconds (12-05-2013)
Jets of high-energy particles are found throughout the Universe on large and small scales.
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-- New Evidence For A Jet From Milky Way's Black Hole
Jets of high-energy particles are found throughout the Universe on large and small scales.
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-- New Evidence For A Jet From Milky Way's Black Hole

Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.