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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Tycho's Supernova Remnant in 60 Seconds
New research using Chandra data of the Tycho supernova remnant ...
New research using Chandra data of the Tycho supernova remnant provides astronomers with clues to what triggered the original supernova explosion.
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Massive Stars in the Milky Way in 60 Seconds
Like looking for Easter eggs in a lawn of long ...
Like looking for Easter eggs in a lawn of long grass, the hunt for the Milky Way's most massive stars takes persistence and sharp eyes and powerful telescopes that can see different types of light.
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Tycho in 60 Seconds
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe ...
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.
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Cassiopeia A in 60 Seconds
A new discovery from a famous exploded star has provided ...
A new discovery from a famous exploded star has provided the first evidence for a bizarre state of matter in its core.
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Arp 147 in 60 Seconds
This image shows Arp 147, a pair of interacting galaxies ...
This image shows Arp 147, a pair of interacting galaxies some 430 million light years from Earth.
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GRS 1915+105 in 60 Seconds
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special ...
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
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A Tour of SN 1979C
The youngest known black hole in our cosmic neighborhood may ...
The youngest known black hole in our cosmic neighborhood may have been found using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
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A Tour of GOODS
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space ...
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique observing campaign, known as GOODS, which reaches across the spectrum and deep back into cosmic time.
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G327.1-1.1 in 60 Seconds
G327.1-1.1 is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded ...
G327.1-1.1 is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded as a supernova in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Rosette Nebula in 60 Seconds
This spectacular image shows the Rosette star formation region, which ...
This spectacular image shows the Rosette star formation region, which is located about 5,000 light years from Earth.
