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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Learn About Supernovas
Supernovas are some of the most dramatic events in the ...
Supernovas are some of the most dramatic events in the cosmos. These titanic events send shockwaves rumbling through space and create giant bubbles of gas that have been superheated to millions of degrees.
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Learn About Black Holes
If a star has three times or more the mass ...
If a star has three times or more the mass of the sun and collapses, it can form a black hole.
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A Bend in the Road
There are many things around us that bend. Straws bend. ...
There are many things around us that bend. Straws bend. Rivers bend. But did you know that light also bends?
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PKS 0745 in 60 Seconds
Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may ...
Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought.
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NGC 3627 in 60 Seconds
The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million ...
The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. Astronomers recently completed a survey of galaxies to look for supermassive black holes.
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NGC 922 in 60 Seconds
By comparing NGC 922 to galaxies with different mixtures of ...
By comparing NGC 922 to galaxies with different mixtures of elements, astronomers hope to master the ideal recipe for what it takes to make these large black holes.
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When Atoms Collide
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: ...
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: Here, there, and everywhere.
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GB 1428+4217 in 60 Seconds
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered ...
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Abell 30 in 60 Seconds
A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that ...
A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant.
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Cygnus OB2 in 60 Seconds
The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe are ...
The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe are home to many star clusters and associations that each contain hundreds to thousands of hot, massive, young stars.
