Intro NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Exploring the X-ray Universe 2006.

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Intro NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Exploring the X-ray Universe 2006

Images: 31 M82: Stunning View of Starburst Galaxy

Images: 35 Andromeda Galaxy (M31): The Heat is on in Andromeda's Center

Images: 36 NGC 4696 in the Centaurus Galaxy Cluster: Black Holes Found to be Green

Images: 01 NGC 3079: Superwind Sculpts Filamentary Features

Images: 33 Puppis A: Chandra Reveals Cloud Disrupted by Supernova Shock

Images: 02 Crab Nebula: Shocking Secrets of the Crab Pulsar Revealed in X-rays

Images: 37 3C 75 in Abell 400: Black Holes Determined to be Bound

Images: 32 Mz 3: Planetary Nebula – Fast Winds from Dying Stars

Images: 05 Cassiopeia A: Chandra's Celestial Fireworks

Images: 40 SN 1006: The Hot Remains of a 1000 Year-Old Supernova

Images: 06 NGC 6240: Never Before Seen: Two Supermassive Black Holes in the Same Galaxy

Images: 07 Centaurus A: Arcs Tell the Tale of a Giant Eruption

Images: 08 G292: Chandra Looks at the Aftermath of a Massive Star Explosion

Images: 45 Trumpler 14: Bright Young Stars Mix It Up

Images: 09 Sagittarius A*: Milky Way Monster Stars in Cosmic Reality Show

Images: 28 Saturn: X-rays from Saturn Pose Puzzles

Images: 10 M87: Chandra Sheds Light on the Knotty Problem of the M87 Jet

Images: 11 M83: X-rays Reveal Nature of Spiral Galaxy's Boisterous Activity

Images: 34 J0617 in IC 443: The Case of the Neutron Star with a Wayward Wake

Images: 12 DEM L71: Supernova Origin Revealed

Images: 13 Cygnus X-1, XTE J & GX 339-4: "Iron-Clad" Evidence for Spinning Black Hole ILLUSTRATION

Images: 29 Kepler’s Supernova Remnant: Unravelling a 400-Year Old Supernova Mystery

Images: 14 M86: Cluster’s Gain is Galaxy’s Loss

Images: 16 A2029: Hot News for Cold Dark Matter

Images: 44 G : Cosmic Shell-Seekers Find a Beauty

Images: 17 44i Bootis: The Terrible Twos: What Might Happen if Our Sun had a Twin ILLUSTRATION

Images: 18 The Crescent Nebula: Live Fast, Blow Hard And Die Young

Images: 46 Tycho's Supernova Remnant: Tycho's Remnant Provides Shocking Evidence for Cosmic Rays

Images: 19 SNR : Chandra Finds Rich Oxygen Supply Inside Glowing Ring

Images: 20 The Tarantula Nebula: A Drama Of Star Formation And Evolution

Images: 43 Orion Nebula: Planetary Protection: X-ray Super-Flares Aid Formation of "Solar Systems"

Images: 21 Jupiter: Hot Spot Makes Trouble For Theory

Images: 22 Galactic Center: Chandra Takes In The Bright Lights, Big City Of The Milky Way

Images: 26 N132D: Faint Afterglow of Nearby Stellar Explosion

Images: 27 Abell 2125: Chandra Catches Early Phase of Cosmic Assembly

Images: 38 Cartwheel Galaxy: Astronomers Do Flips Over Cartwheel Galaxy

Images: 39 Perseus Cluster: Chandra Proves Black Hole Influence is Far Reaching

Images: 41 Earth Aurora: Chandra Looks Back At Earth

Images: 42 NGC 2841: Galactic Chimneys Turn Up the Heat

Images: 25 Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light with the Chandra X-ray Observatory

Closing Chandra X-ray Observatory