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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SGR 0418+5729 in 60 Seconds
A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally ...
A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally generates bursts of X-rays.
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4C+29.30 in 60 Seconds
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy contains a giant, ...
Astronomers think that just about every galaxy contains a giant, or supermassive, black hole at their center.
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Heaven and Earth
There are patterns of beauty across our Earth and throughout ...
There are patterns of beauty across our Earth and throughout the Universe.
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STOP for Science: That's Fast
Most of us have heard the story of the tortoise ...
Most of us have heard the story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise is slow and the hare is fast. But what exactly does this mean?
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NGC 6240 in 60 Seconds
Two large galaxies are colliding and scientists have used Chandra ...
Two large galaxies are colliding and scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas that surrounds them.
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SN1006 In 60 Seconds
The new Chandra data provide new details about SN 1006.
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Shadows: Light That Does Not Pass
Shadows occur on other planets as well. One excellent place ...
Shadows occur on other planets as well. One excellent place to look for shadows in our Solar System is the planet Jupiter.
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The Shape of Speed
Bow waves are not just found in duck ponds. Rather ...
Bow waves are not just found in duck ponds. Rather they can be anywhere in water, air, or even space where an object is moving quickly enough.
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NGC 602 in 60 Seconds
The Small Magellanic Cloud - also known as the SMC ...
The Small Magellanic Cloud - also known as the SMC - is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way.
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STOP for Science: When Stars Go Boom
Our Sun is a star. In fact, it is the ...
Our Sun is a star. In fact, it is the closest star we'll ever see. The Sun is about 5 billion years old and will live for about 5 billion more. But not all stars live this long.
