The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD

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A Tour of V745 SCO Sep 19, 2017

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For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco, which is located about 25,000 light years from Earth.

A Tour of GJ 176 Sep 06, 2017

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X-rays emitted by a planet's host star may provide critical clues to just how hospitable a star system could be.

A Tour of IC 10 Aug 10, 2017

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IC 10 is a starburst galaxy that has many new stars forming within it.

A Tour of W51 Jul 12, 2017

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Because of its relative proximity, the giant molecular cloud W51 provides astronomers with an excellent opportunity to study how stars are forming in our Milky Way galaxy.

A Tour of Arp 299 Jun 26, 2017

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What would happen if you took two galaxies and mixed them together over millions of years?

A Tour of R Aquarii Jun 07, 2017

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In biology, "symbiosis" refers to two organisms that live close to and interact with one another. Astronomers have long studied a class of stars-- called symbiotic stars--that co-exist in a similar way.

A Tour of Faint Active Nuclei in Chandra Deep Field South Jun 02, 2017

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Astronomers have determined the Big Bang occurred about 13.8 billion years ago and have evidence from the SDSS that supermassive black holes with masses of about a billion times that of the sun existed by about 12.8 billion years ago.

A Tour of CXO J101527.2+625911 May 11, 2017

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Giant black holes are generally stationary objects, sitting at the centers of most galaxies. However, using data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers recently hunted down a supermassive black hole that may be on the move.

A Tour of NGC 4696 Apr 19, 2017

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The Centaurus Cluster is a collection of hundreds of galaxies located about 145 million light years from Earth.

A Tour of CDF-S Transient XT1 Mar 30, 2017

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Scientists have discovered a mysterious flash of X-rays using Chandra X-ray Observatory, in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained.