Abell 2744 in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): One of the most complicated and dramatic collisions ever seen between galaxy clusters is captured in this new composite image. This collision...
CID 1711 and CID 3083 in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): Astronomers have recently completed a large survey of the sky using some of the powerful telescopes both on the ground and in space....
NGC 3393 in 60 Seconds (April Hobart, CXC): Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the...
2. The Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant J.J. Hester (Arizona State University), and NASA.P.A. Scowen (Arizona State University), Ed Groth (Princeton University), Tod Lauer (NOAO), 4. GL 105C: D....
RCW 86 in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a "guest star" that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months. By the...
Massive Stars in the Milky Way in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): Like looking for Easter eggs in a lawn of long grass, the hunt for the Milky Way's most massive stars takes...
GRS 1915+105 in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): GRS 1915+105, or GRS 1915 for short, is a special system. Not only does it contain a black hole some 14 times more massive than the Sun in...

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VV 340 in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): VV 340, also known as Arp 302, is a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the very early stages of their interaction. Astronomers have named...

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NGC 3115 in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): This is NGC 3115, a galaxy located about 32 million light years from Earth. This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra as well as optical...
PSR J0357+3205 in 60 Seconds Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail, or is it? Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a long,...