Subscribe and automatically download fresh audio/video content: View content online by clicking the "View Podcast" links below (requires QuickTime 7.0 or other H.264-compliant video viewer. If videos do not play, right click or control click on the link to download the file to your hard drive & then open). Or, subscribe to the podcast using a program such as iTunes or ipodder with the podcast RSS/XML web address (listed below).
Video Podcast Listing: Short Feature (1-4 min)
A Tour of GSN 069 (09-11-2019)
Astronomers found X-ray bursts repeating about every nine hours coming from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy GSN 069.
- Related Links:
-- Scientists Discover Black Hole Has Three Hot Meals a Day
Astronomers found X-ray bursts repeating about every nine hours coming from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy GSN 069.
- Download Video Podcast (22.8 MB, Runtime: 2:43)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Scientists Discover Black Hole Has Three Hot Meals a Day
A Tour of the Latest Look at "First Light" from Chandra (08-26-2019)
Over its two decades in space, NASA´s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured many spectacular images of cosmic phenomena. But perhaps its most iconic is the supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A.
- Related Links:
-- The Latest Look at "First Light" from Chandra
Over its two decades in space, NASA´s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured many spectacular images of cosmic phenomena. But perhaps its most iconic is the supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A.
- Download Video Podcast (33.2 MB, Runtime: 3:04)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- The Latest Look at "First Light" from Chandra
A Tour of PSO167-13 (08-08-2019)
Found at a time only about 850 million years after the Big Bang, this black hole could help us better understand an important epoch in the history of the Universe.
- Related Links:
-- Cloaked Black Hole Discovered in Early Universe using NASA's Chandra
Found at a time only about 850 million years after the Big Bang, this black hole could help us better understand an important epoch in the history of the Universe.
- Download Video Podcast (37.1 MB, Runtime: 3:31)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Cloaked Black Hole Discovered in Early Universe using NASA's Chandra
A Tour of Chandra Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary (07-23-2019)
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, an assembly of new images has been released.
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, an assembly of new images has been released.
- Download Video Podcast (31.6 MB, Runtime: 2:47)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
A Tour of Lensed Quasars (07-03-2019)
Astronomers have deployed a new technique to measure the spin of five supermassive black holes.
- Related Links:
-- X-rays Spot Spinning Black Holes Across Cosmic Sea
Astronomers have deployed a new technique to measure the spin of five supermassive black holes.
- Download Video Podcast (28.9 MB, Runtime: 1:39)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- X-rays Spot Spinning Black Holes Across Cosmic Sea
A Tour of the Coma Cluster (06-18-2019)
Does the Gas in Galaxy Clusters Flow Like Honey? Researchers used a deep Chandra dataset to study how the hot gas in the cluster behaves.
- Related Links:
-- Does the Gas in Galaxy Clusters Flow Like Honey?
Does the Gas in Galaxy Clusters Flow Like Honey? Researchers used a deep Chandra dataset to study how the hot gas in the cluster behaves.
- Download Video Podcast (24.9 MB, Runtime: 2:15)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Does the Gas in Galaxy Clusters Flow Like Honey?
A Tour of Mrk 1216 (06-03-2019)
A galaxy that has been isolated for billions of years has been found to have more dark matter in its core than expected.
- Related Links:
-- Heart of Lonesome Galaxy is Brimming with Dark Matter
A galaxy that has been isolated for billions of years has been found to have more dark matter in its core than expected.
- Download Video Podcast (24.5 MB, Runtime: 2:42)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Heart of Lonesome Galaxy is Brimming with Dark Matter
A Tour of the Fornax Cluster (05-28-2019)
Scientists have found evidence that pairs of stars have been kicked out of their host galaxies.
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Finds Stellar Duos Banished from Galaxies
Scientists have found evidence that pairs of stars have been kicked out of their host galaxies.
- Download Video Podcast (32.1 MB, Runtime: 3:01)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Finds Stellar Duos Banished from Galaxies
A Tour of a New Signal for a Neutron Star Collision Discovered (04-16-2019)
A bright blast of X-rays from a source in a distant galaxy has led astronomers to a fascinating discovery.
- Related Links:
-- A New Signal for a Neutron Star Collision Discovered
A bright blast of X-rays from a source in a distant galaxy has led astronomers to a fascinating discovery.
- Download Video Podcast (30.1 MB, Runtime: 2:39)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A New Signal for a Neutron Star Collision Discovered
A Tour of the Galactic Center Visualization (03-21-2019)
A new visualization provides viewers with an immersive, 360-degree, ultra-high-definition view of the center of our Galaxy.
- Related Links:
-- Galactic Center Visualization Delivers Star Power
A new visualization provides viewers with an immersive, 360-degree, ultra-high-definition view of the center of our Galaxy.
- Download Video Podcast (28.5 MB, Runtime: 2:30)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Galactic Center Visualization Delivers Star Power
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: September 11, 2019