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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JKCS041 in 60 Seconds
The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been found some ...
The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been found some 10.2 billion light-years from Earth.
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NGC 6240 in 60 Seconds
NGC 6240 is a system in which two supermassive black ...
NGC 6240 is a system in which two supermassive black holes are a mere 3,000 light years apart, virtually nothing in astronomical terms.
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Galactic Center in 60 Seconds
This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals a wealth ...
This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals a wealth of exotic objects and high-energy features at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Hydra A in 60 Seconds
This composite image of the Hydra A galaxy cluster shows ...
This composite image of the Hydra A galaxy cluster shows 10-million-degree gas observed by Chandra and jets of radio emission observed by the Very Large Array.
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Cepheus B in 60 Seconds
A new study from two of NASA's "Great Observatories" provides ...
A new study from two of NASA's "Great Observatories" provides fresh insight into how some stars are born, along with a beautiful new image of a stellar nursery in our own Milky Way Galaxy.
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Introductory Trailer to Chandra
In Florence, Italy, in the year 1609, the world changed. ...
In Florence, Italy, in the year 1609, the world changed. Using a small telescope, Galileo proved that the Earth is not distinct from the universe, but part of it. And he showed that there is much more to the universe than we see with the naked eye.
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E0102 in 60 Seconds
The supernova remnant known as E0102 was one of the ...
The supernova remnant known as E0102 was one of the targets that Chandra first observed after its launch in 1999.
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Stephan's Quintet in 60 Seconds
This beautiful image gives a new look at Stephan's Quintet, ...
This beautiful image gives a new look at Stephan's Quintet, a compact group of galaxies discovered about 130 years ago and located about 280 million light years from Earth.
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GRS 1915 in 60 Seconds
We start with an optical and infrared image that shows ...
We start with an optical and infrared image that shows the crowded area around the object known as GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short.
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Galactic Ridge in 60 Seconds
This sequence begins with an infrared view from the Spitzer ...
This sequence begins with an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope of the central region of the Milky Way.
