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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Podcasts :: Recent Discoveries from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in an Audio/Video Format
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NGC 7793 in 60 Seconds
This composite image shows the nearby galaxy NGC 7793 that contains a powerful microquasar in its outskirts.
M31 Black Hole in 60 Seconds
For over a decade, astronomers have been using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to monitor the supermassive black hole in the center of Andromeda, the Milky Way's sister galaxy.
M82 in 60 Seconds
We begin with a composite image of the nearby starburst galaxy M82 that contains X-rays from Chandra in blue, optical data from Hubble in green and orange, and infrared data from Spitzer in red.
N49 in 60 Seconds
This beautiful image shows N49, which is the aftermath of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Abell 3376 in 60 Seconds
This composite image of the galaxy cluster Abell 3376 shows X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ROSAT telescope along with an optical image from the Digitized Sky Survey and radio emission observed by the Very Large Array.
G54.1+0.3 in 60 Seconds
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope were combined to create this image of the dusty remains of a collapsed star.
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