CXC Home | Search | Help | Image Use Policy | Latest Images | Privacy | Accessibility | Glossary | Q&A
High definition views of Chandra's exciting science
Subscribe and automatically download fresh audio/video content: View content online by clicking the "View Podcast" links below (requires QuickTime 7.0 or other H.264-compliant video viewer. If videos do not play, right click or control click on the link to download the file to your hard drive & then open). Or, subscribe to the podcast using a program such as iTunes or ipodder with the podcast RSS/XML web address (listed below).
Video Listing
Space Scoop: Weather Forecast Predicts Rain Around Black Holes (03-17-2015)
On Earth, precipitation happens when water is heated by the Sun and forms steam. Sometimes, something similar happens in galaxies.
- Related Links:
-- Weather Forecast Predicts Rain Around Black Holes
On Earth, precipitation happens when water is heated by the Sun and forms steam. Sometimes, something similar happens in galaxies.
- Dowload Video Podcast (43 MB, Runtime: 1:50)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Weather Forecast Predicts Rain Around Black Holes
A Tour of Abell 2597 (03-06-2015)
Researchers used Chandra to look at some of the largest known galaxies lying in the middle of galaxy clusters.
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Observatory Finds Cosmic Showers Halt Galaxy Growth
Researchers used Chandra to look at some of the largest known galaxies lying in the middle of galaxy clusters.
- Dowload Video Podcast (112 MB, Runtime: 3:17)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Observatory Finds Cosmic Showers Halt Galaxy Growth
A Tour of NGC 2276 (03-03-2015)
Astronomers found that this intermediate-mass black hole is producing a jet that appears to be squelching the formation of stars around it.
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Finds Intriguing Member of Black Hole Family Tree
Astronomers found that this intermediate-mass black hole is producing a jet that appears to be squelching the formation of stars around it.
- Dowload Video Podcast (63.6 MB, Runtime: 2:31)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Chandra Finds Intriguing Member of Black Hole Family Tree
Space Scoop: Megaflares Shed Light On Our Black Hole (02-26-2015)
Supermassive black holes are famous for their ability to swallow anything - even light.
- Related Links:
-- Megaflares Shed Light On Our Black Hole
Supermassive black holes are famous for their ability to swallow anything - even light.
- Dowload Video Podcast (49.9 MB, Runtime: 2:43)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Megaflares Shed Light On Our Black Hole
Space Scoop: The Most Attractive Stars in the Universe (02-17-2015)
Astronomers think magnetars may be created when some massive stars die in a supernova explosion.
- Related Links:
-- The Most Attractive Stars in the Universe
Astronomers think magnetars may be created when some massive stars die in a supernova explosion.
- Dowload Video Podcast (47.7 MB, Runtime: 2:05)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- The Most Attractive Stars in the Universe
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: November 03, 2022