The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD
High definition views of Chandra's exciting science Cassiopeia A is the 300-year-old remnant created by the supernova explosion of a massive star. Each Great Observatory image highlights different characteristics of the remnant.
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A Tour of NGC 5128 Flare
Astronomers have found a pair of extraordinary objects that dramatically ...
Astronomers have found a pair of extraordinary objects that dramatically burst in X-rays. This discovery, made using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton observatory, may represent a new class of explosive events.
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A Tour of Chandra's Data Archives
Each year, Chandra X-ray Observatory helps celebrate American Archive Month ...
Each year, Chandra X-ray Observatory helps celebrate American Archive Month by releasing a collection of images using X-ray data that have been stored in its archive.
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Is the Sun Really a Giant Pokemon?
The Sun can create powerful storms capable of knocking out ...
The Sun can create powerful storms capable of knocking out communication satellites and damaging electrical power systems on Earth.
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A Tour of XJ1417+52
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a ...
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a decade ago, this object has some interesting properties.
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Tour of Pluto
During the summer of 2015, scientists and the public alike ...
During the summer of 2015, scientists and the public alike were treated to a flood of images and discoveries about Pluto as the New Horizon spacecraft made an unprecedented flyby of the dwarf planet.
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Tour of RCW 103
When stars have more than about 8 times as much ...
When stars have more than about 8 times as much mass as the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
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A Tour of CL J1001
Galaxy clusters are incredibly important objects in the Universe since ...
Galaxy clusters are incredibly important objects in the Universe since they are the largest objects in the Universe held together by gravity.
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The AstrOlympics Project: PRESSURE
In science, pressure is defined as the amount of force ...
In science, pressure is defined as the amount of force over a given area. This means you can have the same amount of force over two different areas and end up with different results.
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The AstrOlympics Project: MASS
The range of mass in our everyday lives and what ...
The range of mass in our everyday lives and what we can appreciate in sporting events like the Olympics is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg - especially once we allow our minds to consider the wonders of space
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The AstrOlympics: Time
Time and our ability to measure it accurately is also ...
Time and our ability to measure it accurately is also key for many frontiers of science, including astrophysics.
