The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD

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Sagittarius A* in 60 Seconds Aug 30, 2013

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Scientists have long known that the giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way is a particularly poor eater.

Space Scoop: Goodness Gracious, Great Ball of Fire! Aug 22, 2013

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HD 189733 is an enormous gas giant, over 100 times bigger than Earth.

NGC 1232 in 60 Seconds Aug 16, 2013

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The hot gas cloud is likely caused by a collision between a dwarf galaxy and a much larger galaxy called NGC 1232.

HD 189733 in 60 Seconds Jul 29, 2013

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NASA's Chandra Sees Eclipsing Planet in X-rays for First Time

NGC 2392 in 60 Seconds Jul 12, 2013

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Stars like the Sun can become remarkably photogenic at the end of their life.

G1.9+0.3 in 60 Seconds Jun 27, 2013

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Astronomers estimate that a star explodes as a supernova in our Galaxy, on average, about twice per century.

M31 in 60 Seconds Jun 18, 2013

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Many consider Andromeda, also known as Messier 31, to be a sister galaxy to our own Milky Way.

The Flow of Electric Charge May 28, 2013

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While most of us use electricity every day without thinking about it, maybe take a moment to look around.

SGR 0418+5729 in 60 Seconds May 23, 2013

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A magnetar is a type of neutron star that occasionally generates bursts of X-rays.

4C+29.30 in 60 Seconds May 15, 2013

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Astronomers think that just about every galaxy contains a giant, or supermassive, black hole at their center.