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A Tour of XJ1417+52 (10-07-2016)
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a decade ago, this object has some interesting properties.
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-- X-ray Telescopes Find Evidence for Wandering Black Hole
First discovered in observations from Chandra and XMM-Newton over a decade ago, this object has some interesting properties.
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-- X-ray Telescopes Find Evidence for Wandering Black Hole
Tour of Pluto (09-16-2016)
During the summer of 2015, scientists and the public alike were treated to a flood of images and discoveries about Pluto as the New Horizon spacecraft made an unprecedented flyby of the dwarf planet.
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-- X-ray Detection Sheds New Light on Pluto
During the summer of 2015, scientists and the public alike were treated to a flood of images and discoveries about Pluto as the New Horizon spacecraft made an unprecedented flyby of the dwarf planet.
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-- X-ray Detection Sheds New Light on Pluto
Tour of RCW 103 (09-12-2016)
When stars have more than about 8 times as much mass as the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
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-- Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected
When stars have more than about 8 times as much mass as the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
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-- Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected
A Tour of CL J1001 (08-31-2016)
Galaxy clusters are incredibly important objects in the Universe since they are the largest objects in the Universe held together by gravity.
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-- Record-breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered
Galaxy clusters are incredibly important objects in the Universe since they are the largest objects in the Universe held together by gravity.
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-- Record-breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered
The AstrOlympics Project: PRESSURE (08-26-2016)
In science, pressure is defined as the amount of force over a given area. This means you can have the same amount of force over two different areas and end up with different results.
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-- AstrOlympics Project
In science, pressure is defined as the amount of force over a given area. This means you can have the same amount of force over two different areas and end up with different results.
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-- AstrOlympics Project
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: November 03, 2022