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Recent discoveries and updates of the Chandra mission in video and audio formats.
Space Scoop: Not Your Average Superhero (04-02-2015)
A black hole is formed when a massive star is squashed into an incredibly tiny volume.
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A black hole is formed when a massive star is squashed into an incredibly tiny volume.
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-- Not Your Average Superhero

A Tour of GK Persei (03-20-2015)
In space, explosions of actual stars are a focus for scientists who hope to better understand the lifecycle of their births, lives, and deaths.
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-- "Mini Supernova" Explosion Could Have Big Impact
In space, explosions of actual stars are a focus for scientists who hope to better understand the lifecycle of their births, lives, and deaths.
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-- "Mini Supernova" Explosion Could Have Big Impact

Space Scoop: Weather Forecast Predicts Rain Around Black Holes (03-17-2015)
On Earth, precipitation happens when water is heated by the Sun and forms steam. Sometimes, something similar happens in galaxies.
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-- Weather Forecast Predicts Rain Around Black Holes
On Earth, precipitation happens when water is heated by the Sun and forms steam. Sometimes, something similar happens in galaxies.
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-- Weather Forecast Predicts Rain Around Black Holes

A Tour of Abell 2597 (03-06-2015)
Researchers used Chandra to look at some of the largest known galaxies lying in the middle of galaxy clusters.
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-- Chandra Observatory Finds Cosmic Showers Halt Galaxy Growth
Researchers used Chandra to look at some of the largest known galaxies lying in the middle of galaxy clusters.
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-- Chandra Observatory Finds Cosmic Showers Halt Galaxy Growth

A Tour of NGC 2276 (03-03-2015)
Astronomers found that this intermediate-mass black hole is producing a jet that appears to be squelching the formation of stars around it.
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-- Chandra Finds Intriguing Member of Black Hole Family Tree
Astronomers found that this intermediate-mass black hole is producing a jet that appears to be squelching the formation of stars around it.
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-- Chandra Finds Intriguing Member of Black Hole Family Tree
