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.

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--  New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
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Learn About Supernovas (01-03-2013)
Supernovas are some of the most dramatic events in the cosmos. These titanic events send shockwaves rumbling through space and create giant bubbles of gas that have been superheated to millions of degrees.

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--  Learn About Supernovas & Supernova Remnants

Learn About Black Holes (12-27-2012)
If a star has three times or more the mass of the sun and collapses, it can form a black hole.

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A Bend in the Road (12-20-2012)
There are many things around us that bend. Straws bend. Rivers bend. But did you know that light also bends?

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--  Here, There, and Everywhere

PKS 0745 in 60 Seconds (12-18-2012)
Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought.

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--  From Super to Ultra: Just How Big Can Black Holes Get?
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