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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
SXP 1062 in 60 Seconds (12-21-2011)
The Milky Way galaxy has several small satellite galaxies very close to it. One of them is called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
- Related Links:
-- Celestial Bauble Intrigues Astronomers
-- Tour of SXP 1062
The Milky Way galaxy has several small satellite galaxies very close to it. One of them is called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Celestial Bauble Intrigues Astronomers
-- Tour of SXP 1062
Abell 2052 in 60 Seconds (12-14-2011)
The galaxy cluster Abell 2052 is found some 480 million light years from Earth. At the center of Abell 2052 is a giant elliptical galaxy, and within that is a supermassive black hole.
- Related Links:
-- A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed
-- Tour of Abell 2052
The galaxy cluster Abell 2052 is found some 480 million light years from Earth. At the center of Abell 2052 is a giant elliptical galaxy, and within that is a supermassive black hole.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed
-- Tour of Abell 2052
Tarantula Nebula in 60 Seconds (12-09-2011)
30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula Within
-- Tour of Tarantula Nebula
30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula Within
-- Tour of Tarantula Nebula
Cygnus X-1 in 60 Seconds (11-18-2011)
Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Adds to Black Hole Birth Announcement
-- Tour of Cygnus X-1
Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
- Download Video (17.6 MB, Runtime: 1:37)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Adds to Black Hole Birth Announcement
-- Tour of Cygnus X-1
RCW 86 in 60 Seconds (11-02-2011)
In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a "guest star" that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months.
- Related Links:
-- All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova
-- Tour of RCW 86
In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a "guest star" that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months.
- Download Video (21.2 MB, Runtime: 1:55)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova
-- Tour of RCW 86
Revised: October 25, 2024
