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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Vela Pulsar in 60 Seconds (01-07-2013)
Unlike with some Hollywood films, a sequel of a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first.
- Related Links:
-- New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
-- Tour of Vela Pulsar
Unlike with some Hollywood films, a sequel of a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first.
- Download Video (58.4 MB, Runtime: 1:51)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
-- Tour of Vela Pulsar
IGR J11014-6103 in 60 Seconds (06-28-2012)
A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found?
A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
- Download Video (18.1 MB, Runtime: 1:08)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found?
G350.1-0.3 in 60 Seconds (02-01-2012)
G350.1+0.3 is a young and exceptionally bright supernova remnant located nearly 15,000 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way.
- Related Links:
-- Remnant of an Explosion With a Powerful Kick?
-- Tour of G350.1-0.3
G350.1+0.3 is a young and exceptionally bright supernova remnant located nearly 15,000 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way.
- Download Video (45.8 MB, Runtime: 1:41)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Remnant of an Explosion With a Powerful Kick?
-- Tour of G350.1-0.3
A Tour of the Crab (08-02-2011)
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.
- Related Links:
-- The Crab in Action & The Case of The Dog That Did Not Bark
-- Tour of the Crab
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.
- Download Video (98.1 MB, Runtime: 2:56)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- The Crab in Action & The Case of The Dog That Did Not Bark
-- Tour of the Crab
PSR J0357+3205 in 60 Seconds (07-13-2011)
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long, X-ray bright tail streaming away from the pulsar known as PSR J0357.
- Related Links:
-- A Pulsar and its Mysterious Tail
-- Tour of PSR J0357+3205
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long, X-ray bright tail streaming away from the pulsar known as PSR J0357.
- Download Video (48.4 MB, Runtime: 1:45)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Pulsar and its Mysterious Tail
-- Tour of PSR J0357+3205
GRS 1915+105 in 60 Seconds (01-29-2011)
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
- Related Links:
-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
- Download Video (36.1 MB, Runtime: 0:55)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
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