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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Spirals in Nature
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we ...
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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Learn About the Milky Way
The word galaxy comes from the Greek word meaning "milky ...
The word galaxy comes from the Greek word meaning "milky circle" or the more familiar Milky Way.
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NGC 4178 in 60 Seconds
A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ...
A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.
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Planetary Nebula Survey
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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WIND - Here, There and Everywhere
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens ...
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.
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Kepler's Supernova Remnant in 60 Seconds
This image of Kepler's supernova remnant shows the expanding ball ...
This image of Kepler's supernova remnant shows the expanding ball of debris from a supernova explosion in our galaxy.
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NGC 1929 in 60 Seconds
The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in ...
The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in a cloud of gas and dust, which astronomers call the N44 nebula.
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Short Trailer for Here, There and Everywhere
This short video introduces the Here, There and Everywhere project ...
This short video introduces the Here, There and Everywhere project with snippets of the universal topics being explored.
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Phoenix Cluster in 60 Seconds
Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster -- one of ...
Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster -- one of the largest objects in the Universe -- that is breaking several important cosmic records.
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SN 1957D in M83 in 60 Seconds
Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, ...
Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from Earth.
