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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Quick Look at Abell 1033 (11-15-2018)
Hidden in a distant galaxy cluster collision are wisps of gas resembling the starship Enterprise, an iconic spaceship from the "Star Trek" franchise.
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-- To Boldly Go into Colliding Galaxy Clusters
Hidden in a distant galaxy cluster collision are wisps of gas resembling the starship Enterprise, an iconic spaceship from the "Star Trek" franchise.
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-- To Boldly Go into Colliding Galaxy Clusters
A Quick Look at Kes 75 (10-18-2018)
Scientists have confirmed the identity of the youngest known pulsar in the Milky Way galaxy. This result could provide astronomers new information about how some stars end their lives.
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-- Kes 75: Milky Way's Youngest Pulsar Exposes Secrets of Star's Demise
Scientists have confirmed the identity of the youngest known pulsar in the Milky Way galaxy. This result could provide astronomers new information about how some stars end their lives.
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-- Kes 75: Milky Way's Youngest Pulsar Exposes Secrets of Star's Demise
A Quick Look at GRB 150101B (10-16-2018)
A distant cosmic relative to the first source that astronomers detected in both gravitational waves and light may have been discovered.
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-- All in the Family: Kin of Gravitational-Wave Source Discovered
A distant cosmic relative to the first source that astronomers detected in both gravitational waves and light may have been discovered.
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-- All in the Family: Kin of Gravitational-Wave Source Discovered
A Quick Look at Abell 2142 (09-27-2018)
Astronomers have used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to make heads and tails of a fascinating galactic system.
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-- Making Head or Tail of a Galactic Landscape
Astronomers have used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to make heads and tails of a fascinating galactic system.
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-- Making Head or Tail of a Galactic Landscape
A Quick Look at Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 (09-06-2018)
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a ring of black holes or neutron stars in a galaxy 300 million light years from Earth.
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-- AM 0644-741: Cosmic Collision Forges Galactic One Ring -- in X-rays
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a ring of black holes or neutron stars in a galaxy 300 million light years from Earth.
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-- AM 0644-741: Cosmic Collision Forges Galactic One Ring -- in X-rays
A Quick Look at COSMOS Legacy Survey (08-09-2018)
These Chandra data have provided strong evidence for the existence of so-called intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs).
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-- Finding the Happy Medium of Black Holes
These Chandra data have provided strong evidence for the existence of so-called intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs).
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-- Finding the Happy Medium of Black Holes
A Quick Look at RW Aur A (07-18-2018)
Chandra data indicates that a young star has likely destroyed and consumed an infant planet.
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-- Chandra May Have First Evidence of a Young Star Devouring a Planet
Chandra data indicates that a young star has likely destroyed and consumed an infant planet.
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-- Chandra May Have First Evidence of a Young Star Devouring a Planet
A Quick Look at the Eagle Nebula (M16) (07-12-2018)
Using Chandra, researchers detected over 1,700 individual sources of X-rays in the Eagle Nebula.
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-- The Eagle Nebula (M16): "X"-ploring the Eagle Nebula and "Pillars of Creation"
Using Chandra, researchers detected over 1,700 individual sources of X-rays in the Eagle Nebula.
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-- The Eagle Nebula (M16): "X"-ploring the Eagle Nebula and "Pillars of Creation"
A Quick Look at Mrk 1216 (06-21-2018)
Astronomers using Chandra found that black holes may have squelched star formation in small, yet massive galaxies known as "red nuggets".
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-- 'Red Nuggets' are Galactic Gold for Astronomers
Astronomers using Chandra found that black holes may have squelched star formation in small, yet massive galaxies known as "red nuggets".
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-- 'Red Nuggets' are Galactic Gold for Astronomers
A Quick Look at Alpha Centauri (06-06-2018)
A new study of Alpha Centauri indicates that any planets orbiting the two brightest stars are likely not being pummeled by large amounts of X-ray radiation from their host stars.
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-- Chandra Scouts Nearest Star System for Possible Hazards
A new study of Alpha Centauri indicates that any planets orbiting the two brightest stars are likely not being pummeled by large amounts of X-ray radiation from their host stars.
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-- Chandra Scouts Nearest Star System for Possible Hazards
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Revised: November 06, 2024
