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A Tour of a Collision Between Four Galaxy Clusters in Abell 1758 (10-24-2019)
When two pairs of galaxy clusters collide, the result is not four separate objects, but one giant galaxy cluster.
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-- Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making
When two pairs of galaxy clusters collide, the result is not four separate objects, but one giant galaxy cluster.
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-- Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making
A Quick Look at a Collision Between Four Galaxy Clusters in Abell 1758 (10-24-2019)
When two pairs of galaxy clusters collide, the result is not four separate objects, but one giant galaxy cluster.
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-- Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making
When two pairs of galaxy clusters collide, the result is not four separate objects, but one giant galaxy cluster.
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-- Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making
A Tour of Tycho's Supernova Remnant (10-17-2019)
A new image of the Tycho supernova remnant from Chandra reveals an intriguing pattern of bright clumps and fainter holes giving clues about its origin.
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-- The Clumpy and Lumpy Death of a Star
A new image of the Tycho supernova remnant from Chandra reveals an intriguing pattern of bright clumps and fainter holes giving clues about its origin.
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-- The Clumpy and Lumpy Death of a Star
A Quick Look Tycho's Supernova Remnant (10-17-2019)
A new image of the Tycho supernova remnant from Chandra reveals an intriguing pattern of bright clumps and fainter holes giving clues about its origin.
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-- The Clumpy and Lumpy Death of a Star
A new image of the Tycho supernova remnant from Chandra reveals an intriguing pattern of bright clumps and fainter holes giving clues about its origin.
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-- The Clumpy and Lumpy Death of a Star
A Tour of Triplet Black Holes (09-25-2019)
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
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-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
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-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
A Quick Look at Triplet Black Holes (09-25-2019)
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
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-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.
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-- Found: Three Black Holes On Collision Course
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.
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-- 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.
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-- Scientists Discover Black Hole Has Three Hot Meals a Day
A Quick Look at 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.
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-- 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.
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-- 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.
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-- 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.
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-- The Latest Look at "First Light" from Chandra
A Quick Look at 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.
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-- 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.
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-- Cloaked Black Hole Discovered in Early Universe using NASA's Chandra
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: September 11, 2019