The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD

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NGC 4178 in 60 Seconds Oct 25, 2012

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A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.

Planetary Nebula Survey Oct 10, 2012

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A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant.

WIND - Here, There and Everywhere Sep 26, 2012

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Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.

Kepler's Supernova Remnant in 60 Seconds Sep 12, 2012

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This image of Kepler's supernova remnant shows the expanding ball of debris from a supernova explosion in our galaxy.

NGC 1929 in 60 Seconds Aug 30, 2012

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The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in a cloud of gas and dust, which astronomers call the N44 nebula.

Phoenix Cluster in 60 Seconds Aug 15, 2012

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Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster -- one of the largest objects in the Universe -- that is breaking several important cosmic records.

SN 1957D in M83 in 60 Seconds Jul 30, 2012

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Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from Earth.

IGR J11014-6103 in 60 Seconds Jun 28, 2012

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A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.

NGC 4342 and NGC 4291 in 60 Seconds Jun 13, 2012

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Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.

CID-42 in 60 Seconds Jun 04, 2012

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At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.

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