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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
SN 1957D in M83 in 60 Seconds (07-30-2012)
Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from Earth.
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-- X-Rays Discovered from Young Supernova Remnant
Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from Earth.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
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-- X-Rays Discovered from Young Supernova Remnant
NGC 3115 in 60 Seconds (07-27-2011)
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical data from the Very Large Telescope.
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-- Chandra Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 3115
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical data from the Very Large Telescope.
- Download Video (35.1 MB, Runtime: 1:37)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 3115
Antennae in 60 Seconds (08-06-2010)
This beautiful new image shows two colliding galaxies as seen by NASA's Great Observatories.
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-- A Galactic Spectacle
-- Tour of Antennae
This beautiful new image shows two colliding galaxies as seen by NASA's Great Observatories.
- Download Video (32.4 MB, Runtime: 1:21)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Galactic Spectacle
-- Tour of Antennae
M31 Black Hole in 60 Seconds (07-02-2010)
For over a decade, astronomers have been using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to monitor the supermassive black hole in the center of Andromeda, the Milky Way's sister galaxy.
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-- Nearby Black Hole is Feeble and Unpredictable
-- Tour of M31
For over a decade, astronomers have been using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to monitor the supermassive black hole in the center of Andromeda, the Milky Way's sister galaxy.
- Download Video (24.6 MB, Runtime: 1:11)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Nearby Black Hole is Feeble and Unpredictable
-- Tour of M31
M31 in 60 Seconds (02-22-2010)
This image of M31 represents a study of six elliptical galaxies that Chandra made to determine what causes an important type of supernova.
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-- NASA's Chandra Reveals Origin of Key Cosmic Explosions
-- Tour of M31
This image of M31 represents a study of six elliptical galaxies that Chandra made to determine what causes an important type of supernova.
- Download Video (33.1 MB, Runtime: 1:11)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASA's Chandra Reveals Origin of Key Cosmic Explosions
-- Tour of M31
Multiwavelength Galactic Center in 60 Seconds (11-23-2009)
This never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way combines a near-infrared view from Hubble, an infrared image from Spitzer, and X-ray data from Chandra.
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-- NASAs Great Observatories Examine the Galactic Center Region
This never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way combines a near-infrared view from Hubble, an infrared image from Spitzer, and X-ray data from Chandra.
- Download Video (38.4 MB, Runtime: 1:17)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- NASAs Great Observatories Examine the Galactic Center Region
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