A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and severa...
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A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.
Planetary Nebula Su...
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A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant.
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A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant.
WIND - Here, There ...
2 Views 17:00:00 09/26/12
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.
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This image of Kepler's supernova remnant shows the expanding ball of debris from a supernova explosion in our galaxy.
NGC 1929 in 60 Seconds
29 Views 17:00:00 08/30/12
The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in a cloud of gas and dust, which astronomers call the N44 nebula.
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The star cluster known as NGC 1929 is embedded in a cloud of gas and dust, which astronomers call the N44 nebula.
Short Trailer for H...
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This short video introduces the Here, There and Everywhere project with snippets of the universal topics being explored.
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This short video introduces the Here, There and Everywhere project with snippets of the universal topics being explored.
Phoenix Cluster in ...
28 Views 17:00:00 08/15/12
Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster -- one of the largest objects in the Universe -- that is breaking several important cosmic records.
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Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster -- one of the largest objects in the Universe -- that is breaking several important cosmic records.
SN 1957D in M83 in ...
38 Views 17:00:00 07/30/12
Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from Earth.
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Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from Earth.
IGR J11014-6103 in ...
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A pulsar found racing away from a supernova remnant about 30,000 light years from Earth.
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Astronomers think that just about every galaxy has a giant black hole at its center.
CID-42 in 60 Seconds
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At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
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At the center of a galaxy some 4 billion light years from Earth, something extraordinary is happening. This galaxy, known as CID-42, contains a giant black hole.
SN 2010jl in 60 Sec...
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Why are some supernovas much more powerful than others? Astronomers are still trying to figure that out, but one new discovery may help answer the question.
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Why are some supernovas much more powerful than others? Astronomers are still trying to figure that out, but one new discovery may help answer the question.
M83 in 60 Seconds
361 Views 17:00:00 05/02/12
Since the 1980s, astronomers have known about a mysterious class of objects that they call "ultraluminous X-ray sources," or ULXs.
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Since the 1980s, astronomers have known about a mysterious class of objects that they call "ultraluminous X-ray sources," or ULXs.
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Using a combination of powerful observatories in space and on the ground, astronomers have discovered a violent collision between two galaxy clusters.
Stop for Science: L...
592 Views 17:00:00 04/11/12
When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electro...
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When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electromagnetic radiation.