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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
G292.01+8 in 60 Seconds (12-22-2008)
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
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-- Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
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-- Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
M84 in 60 Seconds (12-12-2008)
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.
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-- Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.
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-- Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy
M87 in 60 Seconds (11-25-2008)
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy. At a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of some 2,000 galaxies.
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-- A Nearby Galaxy Metropolis
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy. At a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of some 2,000 galaxies.
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-- A Nearby Galaxy Metropolis
Abell 1689 in 60 Seconds (11-14-2008)
Abell 1689 is a massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light-years away.
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-- A Galaxy Cluster Makes Its Mark
Abell 1689 is a massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light-years away.
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-- A Galaxy Cluster Makes Its Mark
SN1996cr in 60 Seconds (10-31-2008)
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.
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-- Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.
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-- Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
Revised: October 25, 2024
