The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD

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A Tour of the Black Hole Jet in M87 Jan 06, 2020

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Astronomers have shown that the famous black hole in Messier 87 is propelling particles faster than 99% of the speed of light using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

A Tour of the Crab Nebula 3D Visualization Jan 05, 2020

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Astronomers and visualization specialists from NASA's Universe of Learning program have combined X-ray, visible, and infrared wavelengths to create a 3D representation of the dynamic Crab Nebula.

A Tour of Galaxy Gathering Brings Warmth Dec 17, 2019

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Two groups of galaxies located about 380 million light years from Earth are slamming into each other at about 4 million miles per hour.

A Tour of a Positive Feedback Black Hole Nov 26, 2019

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Astronomers have uncovered a black hole that may have sparked the birth of stars over a phenomenal distance of more than a million light years and across multiple galaxies.

A Tour of the Phoenix Cluster Nov 18, 2019

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Scientists have found stars forming at a furious rate in the Phoenix galaxy cluster. The supermassive black hole in the center of galaxy clusters usually stifles star formation, but the one in Phoenix is not.

A Tour of a Collision Between Four Galaxy Clusters in Abell 1758 Oct 24, 2019

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When two pairs of galaxy clusters collide, the result is not four separate objects, but one giant galaxy cluster.

A Tour of Tycho's Supernova Remnant Oct 17, 2019

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A new image of the Tycho supernova remnant from Chandra reveals an intriguing pattern of bright clumps and fainter holes giving clues about its origin.

A Tour of Triplet Black Holes Sep 25, 2019

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A study using data from Chandra and other telescopes provides the strongest evidence yet for three supermassive black holes on a collision course.

A Tour of GSN 069 Sep 11, 2019

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Astronomers found X-ray bursts repeating about every nine hours coming from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy GSN 069.

A Tour of the Latest Look at "First Light" from Chandra Aug 26, 2019

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Over its two decades in space, Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured many spectacular images of cosmic phenomena. But perhaps its most iconic is the supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A.

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