The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD

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Space Scoop: A Colossal Cosmic Crash Nov 14, 2013

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In this picture, a galactic collision is taking place between the grand spiral galaxy and the tiny dwarf galaxy that you can see to its left.

Space Scoop: Growth of the Coma Colossus Nov 04, 2013

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This picture shows the very large, very distant and very gassy Coma Cluster.

Chandra Archive 2013 in 60 Seconds Oct 31, 2013

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The Chandra Data Archive plays a central role in the mission by enabling the astronomical community access to data collected by the observatory.

Space Scoop: Did Somebody Call the Ghostbusters? Oct 17, 2013

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This spooky new image shows a massive star in its afterlife. You could say it's a 'ghost star'.

Space Scoop: Circus in the Sky Oct 03, 2013

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This object was first spotted in 1757, but today we are still discovering new details about it.

Seeds of Life Across the Universe Oct 01, 2013

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There is also seeding taking place on a much bigger stage - a cosmic one.

M60-UCD1 in 60 Seconds Sep 30, 2013

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The galaxy, known as M60-UCD1, is located about 54 million light years from Earth.

Coma Cluster in 60 Seconds Sep 27, 2013

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Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity.

Space Scoop: Beyond the Horizon Sep 17, 2013

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It took some pretty impressive technology to get these pictures, which wasn't available to our ancient ancestors.

Space Scoop: The Invisible Universe Exposed Sep 03, 2013

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Pictures of space are often gorgeous. But one of the most exciting things about them is that, very often, they show us things that are invisible to the human eye.

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