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Space Scoop: X-rays Uncover Black Holes Dancing With Normal Stars (06-17-2014)
This photograph shows the flamboyant spiral galaxy called Messier 51.
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-- X-rays Uncover Black Holes Dancing With Normal Stars
This photograph shows the flamboyant spiral galaxy called Messier 51.
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-- X-rays Uncover Black Holes Dancing With Normal Stars

A Tour of M51 (06-04-2014)
Like the Milky Way, the Whirlpool is a spiral galaxy with spectacular arms of stars and dust.
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-- Chandra Captures Galaxy Sparkling in X-rays
Like the Milky Way, the Whirlpool is a spiral galaxy with spectacular arms of stars and dust.
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-- Chandra Captures Galaxy Sparkling in X-rays

Space Scoop: Collecting Clues to a Cosmic Crime (06-02-2014)
The galaxy is called ESO 137-001 and in reality it is hidden from our view by a thick fog of space dust.
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-- Collecting Clues to a Cosmic Crime
The galaxy is called ESO 137-001 and in reality it is hidden from our view by a thick fog of space dust.
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-- Collecting Clues to a Cosmic Crime

Space Scoop: Galaxy Hits a Cosmic Bullseye (05-13-2014)
The Universe is vast and largely made up of empty space, but cosmic collisions still happen pretty often.
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-- Galaxy Hits a Cosmic Bullseye
The Universe is vast and largely made up of empty space, but cosmic collisions still happen pretty often.
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A Tour of Flame Nebula (05-08-2014)
A new study of NGC 2024 and the Orion Nebula Cluster show stars on the outskirts of these clusters are older than those in the middle.
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-- NASA's Chandra Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters
A new study of NGC 2024 and the Orion Nebula Cluster show stars on the outskirts of these clusters are older than those in the middle.
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-- NASA's Chandra Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters

Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.