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Chandra Observatory
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Sep 9
Scientists have discovered a new class of objects using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory that are behaving unlike any seen before. These mysterious objects may help solve not one, but two long-standing questions in astrophysics. More: s.si.edu/hss
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Chandra Observatory
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Sep 3
Over 150 hours of Chandra observations compressed into 19 seconds. Explore how this timelapse of Centaurus A X-ray data was made at: chandra.si.edu/blog/node/970
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Aug 27
Starburst galaxies are galaxies that are undergoing incredibly high rates of star formation. NGC 1569 is one such galaxy — forming stars roughly 100 times faster than our own Milky Way Galaxy for the past 100 million years or so.
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Aug 25
Take in this new image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 from Chandra, @NASAHubble, and @NASAWebb. Studying barred spirals in action can help reveal how gas in our own Milky Way, which is also a barred spiral, feeds its central black hole and forms new stars.🌀
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Aug 11
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of the Tarantula Nebula from NASA's Chandra (blue), Hubble (green), and Webb (red). More: s.si.edu/tarantula26
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