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2020-09-02T19:00:03.000Z
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Video Title:
Quick Look: NASA's Chandra Opens Treasure Trove of Cosmic Delights
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A new compilation of images of space illustrates the "multiwavelength" approach to astronomy that helps us get a more complete understanding of our Universe. Each object in this collection contains X-rays from NASA's Chandra Observatory along with data from other telescopes that detect different kinds of light. Messier 82, or M82, is a galaxy that is oriented edge-on to Earth undergoing a burst of star formation. The Abell 2744 galaxy cluster is one of the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity. Astronomers have watched Supernova 1987A, which was one of the brightest explosions seen in centuries, change over more than 30 years. Eta Carinae is a double star system that might contain the next star to explode in our Milky Way galaxy. Long ago, a smaller galaxy crashed through the Cartwheel Galaxy that led to the appearance of a bull's eye seen today. In about 5 billion years, our Sun will enter a phase like the Helix Nebula when its outer layers will puff off into space. All of these examples demonstrate the possibilities when data from across the electromagnetic spectrum are assembled.
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1 min 13 sec
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