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Tycho in 60 Seconds (03-24-2011)
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.
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-- Exploding Stars and Stripes
-- Tour of Tycho
Over four hundred years ago, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe studied the explosion of a star that later became known as Tycho's supernova.
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-- Exploding Stars and Stripes
-- Tour of Tycho
Cassiopeia A in 60 Seconds (02-23-2011)
A new discovery from a famous exploded star has provided the first evidence for a bizarre state of matter in its core.
A new discovery from a famous exploded star has provided the first evidence for a bizarre state of matter in its core.
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Arp 147 in 60 Seconds (02-09-2011)
This image shows Arp 147, a pair of interacting galaxies some 430 million light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- Giant Ring of Black Holes
-- Tour of Arp 147
This image shows Arp 147, a pair of interacting galaxies some 430 million light years from Earth.
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-- Giant Ring of Black Holes
-- Tour of Arp 147
GRS 1915+105 in 60 Seconds (01-29-2011)
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
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-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in orbit with a companion star, it also has a heartbeat.
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-- Taking the Pulse of a Black Hole System
-- A Tour of GRS 1915+105
A Tour of SN 1979C (11-15-2010)
The youngest known black hole in our cosmic neighborhood may have been found using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Youngest Nearby Black Hole
The youngest known black hole in our cosmic neighborhood may have been found using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
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-- NASA's Chandra Finds Youngest Nearby Black Hole
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: November 03, 2022