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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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G292.01+8 in 60 Seconds
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.
