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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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    MacsJ0717 in 60 Seconds

    This image contains one of the most complex galaxy clusters ...

    This image contains one of the most complex galaxy clusters known, which is located about 5.4 billion light years from Earth.

    May 15, 2009 Read more
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    Medusa in 60 Seconds

    NGC 4194 is a galaxy that is found about 110 ...

    NGC 4194 is a galaxy that is found about 110 million light years from Earth.

    May 1, 2009 Read more
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    30 Doradus in 60 Seconds

    Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a ...

    Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and star evolution.

    Apr 17, 2009 Read more
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    PSR B1509-58 in 60 Seconds

    A small dense object is responsible for the remarkably complex ...

    A small dense object is responsible for the remarkably complex and intriguing structures seen in this image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

    Apr 3, 2009 Read more
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    NGC 604 in 60 Seconds

    NGC 604 is a divided neighborhood in the galaxy M33, ...

    NGC 604 is a divided neighborhood in the galaxy M33, where some 200 hot, young massive stars reside.

    Mar 23, 2009 Read more
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    Crab Nebula in 60 Seconds

    The Crab Nebula is one of the best-known images ever ...

    The Crab Nebula is one of the best-known images ever taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

    Mar 5, 2009 Read more
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    M101 in 60 Seconds

    This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a ...

    This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of observations from NASA's three Great Observatories.

    Feb 10, 2009 Read more
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    Abell 85 in 60 Seconds

    The composite image shows the galaxy cluster known as Abell ...

    The composite image shows the galaxy cluster known as Abell 85, which is located about 740 million light years from Earth.

    Jan 23, 2009 Read more
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    3-D Fly-Through of Cassiopeia A

    For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of ...

    For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created.

    Jan 8, 2009 Read more
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    G292.01+8 in 60 Seconds

    This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.

    Dec 22, 2008
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