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Over several years, astronomers have noticed flares in X-ray light from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
G350.1-0.3 in 60 Se...
507 Views 17:00:00 02/01/12
G350.1+0.3 is a young and exceptionally bright supernova remnant located nearly 15,000 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way.
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G350.1+0.3 is a young and exceptionally bright supernova remnant located nearly 15,000 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way.
Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
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Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
El Gordo (ACT J0102...
499 Views 17:00:00 01/11/12
Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based optical telescopes have discovered an extraordinary galaxy cluster some 7.2 billion light years fr...
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Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based optical telescopes have discovered an extraordinary galaxy cluster some 7.2 billion light years from Earth.
SXP 1062 in 60 Seconds
560 Views 17:00:00 12/21/11
The Milky Way galaxy has several small satellite galaxies very close to it. One of them is called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
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The Milky Way galaxy has several small satellite galaxies very close to it. One of them is called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Abell 2052 in 60 Se...
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The galaxy cluster Abell 2052 is found some 480 million light years from Earth. At the center of Abell 2052 is a giant elliptical galaxy, and within that is a supe...
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The galaxy cluster Abell 2052 is found some 480 million light years from Earth. At the center of Abell 2052 is a giant elliptical galaxy, and within that is a supermassive black hole.
30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
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30 Doradus is a place where stars are born literally. This region, which is also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
Cygnus X-1 in 60 Se...
780 Views 17:00:00 11/18/11
Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
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Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1.
RCW 86 in 60 Seconds
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In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a "guest star" that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months.
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In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a "guest star" that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months.
CID 1711 and CID 30...
566 Views 17:00:00 10/26/11
Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space.
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Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space.
G299.2-2.9 in 60 Se...
335 Views 17:00:00 10/13/11
G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy.
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G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy.
NGC 281 in 60 Seconds
255 Views 17:00:00 09/30/11
High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into a galaxy over its lifetime.
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High-mass stars are important because they are responsible for much of the energy pumped into a galaxy over its lifetime.
CoRoT-2A in 60 Seconds
320 Views 17:00:00 09/13/11
In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
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In recent years, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
NGC 3393 in 60 Seconds
350 Views 17:00:00 08/31/11
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.
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Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.
VV 340 in 60 Seconds
329 Views 17:00:00 08/11/11
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.
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VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction.
A Tour of the Crab
410 Views 17:00:00 08/02/11
The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest sources of high-energy radiation in the sky.