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3:01 STOP for Science: That's Fast cxcpub 720 views 1 week ago Most of us have heard the story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise is slow and the hare is fast. But what exactly does this mean?
2:50 NGC 6240 in 60 Seconds cxcpub 574 views 1 week ago Two large galaxies are colliding and scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas that surrounds them.
2:29 SN1006 In 60 Seconds cxcpub 599 views 1 week ago The new Chandra data provide new details about SN 1006.
4:16 Shadows: Light That Does Not Pass cxcpub 796 views 4 weeks ago Shadows occur on other planets as well. One excellent place to look for shadows in our Solar System is the planet Jupiter.
3:27 The Shape of Speed cxcpub 1,309 views 4 weeks ago Bow waves are not just found in duck ponds. Rather they can be anywhere in water, air, or even space where an object is moving quickly enough.
2:05 NGC 602 in 60 Seconds cxcpub 1,590 views 1 month ago The Small Magellanic Cloud - also known as the SMC - is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way.
4:16 Light That Does Not Pass cxcpub 1,007 views 1 month ago Any time an object blocks the light from another source, it forms a shadow. But do you know all of the places that shadows occur? They may be common on Earth, but shadows ...
4:21 STOP for Science: When Stars Go Boom cxcpub 1,298 views 1 month ago Our Sun is a star. In fact, it is the closest star we'll ever see. The Sun is about 5 billion years old and will live for about 5 billion more. But not all stars live this ...
2:09 Kepler's Supernova Remnant in 60 Seconds cxcpub 1,642 views 1 month ago Over 400 years ago, Johannes Kepler and many others witnessed the appearance of a new "star" in the sky.
1:55 47 Tucanae in 60 Seconds cxcpub 976 views 2 months ago Neutron stars are the ultra-dense cores that are often left behind after massive stars run out of fuel and collapse.

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