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Chandra Captures Galaxy Sparkling in X-rays
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- 4 comments
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- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: whirlpoolgalaxy, m51, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, hubble, xray, optical, astronomy, binarysystem, spiralgalaxy, galaxy
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The Eagle Nebula (M16): Peering Into the Pillars of Creation (A nearby star-forming region about 7,000 light years from Earth.)
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- 380 favorites
- 78,602 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:48
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, theeaglenebulam16, pillarsofcreation, stars, chandratelescope, astronomy, chandra, kelleypolarsleeveart, telescopio, formación, estrella, astronomía, commons:event=commonground2009, starnursery, starsbeginningspace, eaglenebulam16, chandraphoto, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Supernova Bubble Resembles Holiday Ornament: A supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which lies about 160,000 light years from Earth.
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- 24 comments
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- 77,617 views
- Date taken: 2011-01-26 14:42:43
- Date uploaded: 2011-01-31
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, supernova, chandra, largemagellaniccloud, astronomy, space, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Westerlund 2: A Stellar Sight
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- 10 comments
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- 73,927 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, westerlund2, wd2, chandra, space, nova, focusbokeh, stars, galaxy, astronomy, nebula, univers, colorful, cluster, stellar, westerlund2chandraxrayobservatory, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Cassiopeia A: Cassiopeia A in Many Colors
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- 18 comments
- 229 favorites
- 65,920 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:57
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, cassiopeiaa, chandratelescope, supernovaremnant, compositeimage, foto, spaziali, spazio, universo, chandra, astronomy, falsecolor, spitzer, space, outerspace, satellitephotos, stars, color, pattern, galaxy, casasupernova, chandracolorfulcomposite, casa, supernova, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941), sitting at desk
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- 8 comments
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- Date taken: 2009-02-27 17:24:54
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-08
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, womensday, harvard, astronomer, deaf, deafhistory, woman, scientist, desk, office, femaleastronomer, harvardcollegeastronomer, 1863birthd, anniejumpcannon, 18631941, astronmer, blackandwhite, working, lady, secretary, oldlady, cannon, astronpmy, smithsonianinstitutionarchives, womenshistorymonth, womeninscience, 2009, academia, 20thcenturyearly, astronomy
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Hot Gas in Galactic Center: Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center (A 130 light year region of the center of the Milky Way: Located about 26,000 light years from Earth, the region contains a supermassive black hole, hot gas, and thousands of X-
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- 45 favorites
- 59,289 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:08
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, hotgasingalacticcenter, chandra, stars, red, blue, xray, nasa, milkyway, astronomy, galaxy, space, solarsystem, star, universe, supernova, color, colorful, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Our Neighboring Superstars
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- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: etacarinae, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, starsystem, galaxy, supernova, astronomy
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A Spectacular Image to Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy: A face-on spiral galaxy about 22 million light years from Earth.
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- 12 comments
- 139 favorites
- 58,959 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-26 15:40:39
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-01
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, spiralgalaxy, galaxy, chandraxrayobservatory, astronomy, rainbowcoloredswirl, colorfulspiralgalaxy, m101, chandraxray, composite, hubble, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, space
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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary
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- 41 favorites
- 58,725 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: tycho, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, supernovaremnant, xray, astronomy
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NASA X-ray Telescopes Find Black Hole May Be a Neutrino Factory
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- 33 favorites
- 58,610 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: sagittariusa, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supermassiveblackhole, blackhole, milkyway, xray, astronomy
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A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
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- 43 comments
- 152 favorites
- 58,349 views
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-08
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, astronomy, stars, pulsar, space, outerspace, chandratelescope, пульсар, чандра, космос, астрономия, звёзды, туманности, nebula, nasa, xrayastronomy, astrophysics, orange, blue, solarsystem, lights, yellow, green, black, galaxy, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Corona of the Sun during a Solar Eclipse
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- 54,275 views
- Date uploaded: 2008-05-29
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, solar, eclipse, corona, solareclipse, éclipse, solaire, lune, moon, sonne, sun, soleil, astronomy, astronomie, espace, space, univers, universe, sky, ciel, nature, darkness, light, dark, full, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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Dark Matter is Darker Than Once Thought
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- 15 favorites
- 54,034 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: macsj041612403, macsj015252852, macsj071753745, abell370, abell2744, zwcl135862, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, hubble, xray, optical, galaxycluster, darkmatter, astronomy
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Mz 3, BD+30-3639, Hen 3-1475, and NGC 7027: Planetary Nebulas - Fast Winds from Dying Stars
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- 7 comments
- 99 favorites
- 53,787 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:32:59
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, antnebula, mz3, menzel3, chandra, space, satelliteimages, stars, outerspace, satellite, telescope, color, pattern, galaxy, blue, orange, cloud, nebula, astronomy, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Mysterious X-ray Signal Intrigues Astronomers
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- 32 favorites
- 53,331 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: perseusa, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, galaxy, galaxycluster, xmmnewton, xray, astronomy
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Dark Matter is Darker Than Once Thought
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- 21 favorites
- 50,602 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
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Dark Matter is Darker Than Once Thought
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- 13 favorites
- 50,432 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
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Wall Divides East and West Sides of Cosmic Metropolis: The largest region of star formation in the nearby galaxy M33.
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- 50,101 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-26 15:39:28
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-01
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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary
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- 37 favorites
- 49,525 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: crabnebula, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, supernovaremnant, astronomy
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Dark Matter is Darker Than Once Thought
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- 9 favorites
- 49,092 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
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Dark Matter is Darker Than Once Thought
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- 14 favorites
- 49,029 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
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Galactic Get-Together has Impressive Light Display
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- 59 favorites
- 48,045 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: ngc2207, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, hubble, ulx, galaxy, xray, spitzer, optical, infrared, astronomy, ttttt
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NASA's Chandra Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters
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- 17 favorites
- 46,443 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: flamenebula, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, star, starcluster, spitzer, xray, infrared, astronomy
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Exploded Star Blooms Like a Cosmic Flower
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- 45,244 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: g299229, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, xray, supernova, type1a, supernovaremnant, astronomy, explodingstar
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White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
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- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary
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- 21 favorites
- 44,345 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: g292018, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, supernovaremnant, astronomy, xray
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NASA's Chandra Observatory Searches for Trigger of Nearby Supernova
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- 43,990 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: m82sn2014j, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, type1a, astronomy, xray
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Monster "El Gordo" Galaxy Cluster is Bigger than Thought
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- 43,784 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
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Dark Matter is Darker Than Once Thought
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- 8 favorites
- 42,596 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: macsj071753745, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, hubble, xray, optical, galaxycluster, darkmatter, astronomy
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Life Is Too Fast, Too Furious for This Runaway Galaxy
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- 21 favorites
- 41,759 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: eso137001, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, hubble, esa, astronomy
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Dark Matter is Darker Than Once Thought
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- 7 favorites
- 41,566 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: zwcl135862, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, hubble, xray, optical, galaxycluster, darkmatter, astronomy
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X-ray Mosaic of Galactic Center: Chandra Takes In the Bright Lights, Big City of the Milky Way
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- 6 comments
- 35 favorites
- 40,927 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, galacticcenter, mosaic, milkyway, blackhole, chandratelescope, galaxy, galaxie, astronomie, espace, space, univers, universe, astronomy, chandra, stars, centralmilkyway, outerspace, lights, border, frame, gaa, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Installation View of Scientific Photography Exhibition
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- 1 comment
- 52 favorites
- 40,520 views
- Date uploaded: 2008-05-30
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, photographichistorycollection, williamhenrydraper, earlyphotographyexhibition, cyanotype, colorspectrum, colorspectra, eclipse, solareclipse, corona, moon, pictures, thomassmillie, blackandwhite, early20thcentury, lunarphotography, astrophotos, astronomy, astronomicalcharts, anetaryphotographs, planets, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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Tycho's Supernova Remnant: Tycho's Remnant Provides Shocking Evidence for Cosmic Rays (The hot, expanding debris of a supernova observed in 1572.)
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- 6 comments
- 92 favorites
- 38,842 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:36:03
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, tychossupernovaremnant, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, shockwave, cosmicrays, tycho, brahe, astronomy, hotgaseoussupernovadebris, supernovadebris, green, red, purple, space, outerspace, black, yellow, white, manycolors, explodingcolors, stars, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Sombrero Galaxy: A Great Observatories View (A spiral galaxy, also known as M104, in the Virgo cluster about 28 million light years away.)
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- 3 comments
- 47 favorites
- 38,640 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:50
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, sombrerogalaxy, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, m104, chandra, hubble, spitzer, xrays, visiblelight, infrared, spiralgalaxy, astronomy, space, blue, green, orange, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Rosette Nebula: Scientists Find X Rays from Stellar Winds That May Play Significant Role in Galactic Evolution (A star-forming region 5,000 light years away in the constellation Monoceros.)
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- 2 comments
- 44 favorites
- 38,129 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:33
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A New View of the Tarantula Nebula
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- 60 favorites
- 37,299 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:03:54
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: tarantulanebula, 30doradus, nebula, chandra, hubble, spitzer, magellanic, gas, astronomy
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Centaurus A: Jet Power and Black Hole Assortment Revealed in New Chandra Image
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- 3 comments
- 35 favorites
- 35,699 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:14
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, centaurusa, cena, blackhole, chandratelescope, longexposure, chandra, longexposures, space, astronomy, celestial, cloud, colors, matter, stars, nebula, galaxy, star, constellation, red, colorful, dustinsky, sky, whitelin, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp
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RCW 108: Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth (A region of active star formation about 4,000 light years from Earth.)
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- 12 comments
- 95 favorites
- 34,466 views
- Date taken: 2009-01-02 11:23:19
- Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, rcw108, stellarbirth, starformation, astronomy, outerspace, orange, rcwcatalogue, rodgerscampbellandwhiteoak, halphaemissionregion, space, universe, astr, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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A Beautiful End to a Star's Life
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- 4 comments
- 55 favorites
- 34,103 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:04:04
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: ngc2392, chandra, astronomy, hubble, planetary, nebula, explosion, eskimo, clownface, herschel, caldwell39
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Famous Supernova Reveals Clues About Crucial Cosmic Distance Markers
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- 52 favorites
- 33,942 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:03:59
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: keplerssupernovaremnant, kepler, supernova, remnant, explosion, astronomy
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A Black Hole in Medusa's Hair: A galaxy lies about 110 million light years away.
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- 8 comments
- 32 favorites
- 33,270 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-26 15:38:21
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-01
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, ngc4194, galaxy, hubble, chandra, astronomy, 2009, milkyway, stars, blackhole, space, blue, red, black, reddwarf, solarsystem, outerspace, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Cassiopeia A: Chandra Discovers Relativistic Pinball Machine
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- 3 comments
- 59 favorites
- 33,212 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:52
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, casa, cassiopeiaa, astronomy, chandratelescope, supernovaremnant, chandra, xray, ball, lightining, colerful, nebula, stardust, backhole, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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A Pinwheel in Many Colors
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- 1 comment
- 31 favorites
- 32,537 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:04:00
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: m101, pinwheel, galaxy, chandra, spitzer, hubble, galex, astronomy
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The Remarkable Remains of a Recent Supernova
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- 1 comment
- 35 favorites
- 31,572 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:03:58
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: g1903, supernova, remnant, explosion, astronomy, synchrotron, ring
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Perseus Cluster: Chandra Proves Black Hole Influence is Far Reaching (The central region of a rich galaxy cluster about 250 million light years from Earth.)
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- 9 comments
- 24 favorites
- 31,461 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, perseuscluster, chandra, astronomy, space, stars, galaxy, blackhole, xraytelescope, flare, cluster, galexy, art, green, photo, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Searching for the Best Black Hole Recipe
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- 1 comment
- 19 favorites
- 31,425 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:04:09
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: ngc922, chandra, hubble, galaxies, collision, astronomy, blackholes
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X-Rays Discovered from Young Supernova Remnant
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- 0 comments
- 12 favorites
- 30,170 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:04:02
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: m83, chandra, supernova, astronomy, explosion, spiral, galaxy
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Elizabeth Roemer (1929- ), at her desk at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff (Arizona) Station, c. 1963
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- 4 comments
- 42 favorites
- 27,476 views
- Date taken: 2010-03-01 11:58:32
- Date uploaded: 2010-03-17
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, woman, seated, desk, book, glasses, eyeglasses, 1963, observatory, california, physics, astronomy, astronomer, arizona, asteroids, smithsonianinstitutionarchives, womenshistorymonth, womeninscience, 2010, 20thcenturymid, academia, focus, focusa, desklamp, calculator
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