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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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    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.

    Oct 13, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Sep 30, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Sep 13, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Aug 31, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Aug 11, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Aug 2, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Jul 27, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Jul 13, 2011 Read more
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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.

    Jun 23, 2011 Read more
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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.

    May 24, 2011 Read more
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