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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
4C+29.30 in 60 Seconds (05-15-2013)
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy contains a giant, or supermassive, black hole at their center.
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-- Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy
-- Tour of 4C+29.30
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy contains a giant, or supermassive, black hole at their center.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
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-- Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy
-- Tour of 4C+29.30

Heaven and Earth (05-14-2013)
There are patterns of beauty across our Earth and throughout the Universe.
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-- From the Earth to the Heaven
There are patterns of beauty across our Earth and throughout the Universe.
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-- From the Earth to the Heaven

STOP for Science: That's Fast (05-01-2013)
Most of us have heard the story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise is slow and the hare is fast. But what exactly does this mean?
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-- STOP for Science
Most of us have heard the story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise is slow and the hare is fast. But what exactly does this mean?
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
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-- STOP for Science

NGC 6240 in 60 Seconds (04-30-2013)
Two large galaxies are colliding and scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas that surrounds them.
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-- Colossal Hot Cloud Envelopes Colliding Galaxies
-- Tour of NGC 6240
Two large galaxies are colliding and scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas that surrounds them.
- Download Video (56.1 MB, Runtime: 2:49)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Colossal Hot Cloud Envelopes Colliding Galaxies
-- Tour of NGC 6240

SN1006 in 60 Seconds (04-22-2013)
The new Chandra data provide new details about SN 1006.
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-- X-Ray View of A Thousand-Year-Old Cosmic Tapestry
-- Tour of SN 1006
The new Chandra data provide new details about SN 1006.
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- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
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- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- X-Ray View of A Thousand-Year-Old Cosmic Tapestry
-- Tour of SN 1006
