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A Tour of Comets ISON and PanSTARRS (04-21-2016)
Recently, astronomers have performed such a study using observations with Chandra of two comets, named ISON and PanSTARRS.
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-- Comets in the "X"-Treme
Recently, astronomers have performed such a study using observations with Chandra of two comets, named ISON and PanSTARRS.
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-- Comets in the "X"-Treme
A Tour of G1.9+0.3 (04-08-2016)
A little more than a century ago, as seen from the Earth, a star exploded near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
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-- Trigger for Milky Way's Youngest Supernova Identified
A little more than a century ago, as seen from the Earth, a star exploded near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
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-- Trigger for Milky Way's Youngest Supernova Identified
A Tour of Jupiter (04-01-2016)
A new study using data from Chandra X-ray Observatory has shown that storms from the Sun are triggering auroras in X-ray light.
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-- Solar Storms Ignite Northern Lights on Jupiter
A new study using data from Chandra X-ray Observatory has shown that storms from the Sun are triggering auroras in X-ray light.
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-- Solar Storms Ignite Northern Lights on Jupiter
A Tour of Frontier Fields (03-23-2016)
Two of these Frontier Fields galaxy clusters, going by their abbreviated names, are MACS J0416 and MACS J0717.
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-- Telescopes Combine to Push Frontier on Galaxy Clusters
Two of these Frontier Fields galaxy clusters, going by their abbreviated names, are MACS J0416 and MACS J0717.
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-- Telescopes Combine to Push Frontier on Galaxy Clusters
A Tour of B3 0727+409 (02-26-2016)
Astronomers have used Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a jet from a very distant supermassive black hole being illuminated by the oldest light in the Universe.
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-- Glow from the Big Bang Allows Discovery of Distant Black Hole Jet
Astronomers have used Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a jet from a very distant supermassive black hole being illuminated by the oldest light in the Universe.
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-- Glow from the Big Bang Allows Discovery of Distant Black Hole Jet
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: November 03, 2022