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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
A Tour of Abell 3411 (01-05-2017)
There are many extraordinary things in the Universe. For example, astronomers have found many examples of supermassive black holes erupting in powerful outbursts that can stretch for millions of miles.
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-- Astronomers Discover Powerful Cosmic Double Whammy
There are many extraordinary things in the Universe. For example, astronomers have found many examples of supermassive black holes erupting in powerful outbursts that can stretch for millions of miles.
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-- Astronomers Discover Powerful Cosmic Double Whammy
A Tour of XJ1417+52 (10-07-2016)
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a decade ago, this object has some interesting properties.
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-- X-ray Telescopes Find Evidence for Wandering Black Hole
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a decade ago, this object has some interesting properties.
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-- X-ray Telescopes Find Evidence for Wandering Black Hole
A Tour of GRB 140903A (07-19-2016)
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe.
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-- Chandra Finds Evidence for Violent Stellar Merger
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe.
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-- Chandra Finds Evidence for Violent Stellar Merger
A Tour of VLA J2130+12 (06-27-2016)
Astronomers have found many black holes both here in our Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
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-- Clandestine Black Hole May Represent New Population
Astronomers have found many black holes both here in our Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
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-- Clandestine Black Hole May Represent New Population
A Tour of Black Hole Seeds (06-02-2016)
The new results suggest that at least some of the supermassive black holes in the early Universe formed through this direct collapse method.
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-- NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly
The new results suggest that at least some of the supermassive black holes in the early Universe formed through this direct collapse method.
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-- NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly
A Tour of ASASSN-14li (10-23-2015)
When something, like a star or a planet, wanders too close to a black hole, it is usually not good news for that object.
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-- Destroyed Star Rains onto Black Hole, Winds Blow it Back
When something, like a star or a planet, wanders too close to a black hole, it is usually not good news for that object.
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-- Destroyed Star Rains onto Black Hole, Winds Blow it Back
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