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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G299.2-2.9 in 60 Seconds
G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light ...
G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy.
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NGC 281 in 60 Seconds
High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much ...
High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into a galaxy over its lifetime.
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CoRoT-2A in 60 Seconds
In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting ...
In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
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NGC 3393 in 60 Seconds
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first ...
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.
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VV 340 in 60 Seconds
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook ...
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.
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A Tour of the Crab
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of ...
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.
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NGC 3115 in 60 Seconds
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million ...
This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical data from the Very Large Telescope.
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PSR J0357+3205 in 60 Seconds
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, ...
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long, X-ray bright tail streaming away from the pulsar known as PSR J0357.
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Abell 2744 in 60 Seconds
One of the most complicated and dramatic collisions ever seen ...
One of the most complicated and dramatic collisions ever seen between galaxy clusters is captured in this new composite image.
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Carina Nebula in 60 Seconds
Located in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way a ...
Located in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way a mere 7,500 light years from Earth, the Carina Nebula is one of the best places to study how massive stars live and die.
