Astronomy Vodcasts
Here are the latest vodcasts (video news stories and items) relating to astronomy and space exploration from around the globe.
Tour : Roasted and Shredded by a Stellar Sidekick
11 Nov 2021 at 5:00pmNew data suggest a white dwarf is blasting a companion object, either a low-mass star or planet, with waves of heat and radiation while pulling it apart through gravitational force. Read more...
Tour: Chandra Sees Evidence for Possible Planet in Another Galaxy
25 Oct 2021 at 5:00pmAstronomers have found evidence for a possible planet candidate in the M51 ("Whirlpool") galaxy, representing what could be the first planet detected outside of the Milky Way. Read more...
Tour: When a Stable Star Explodes
12 Oct 2021 at 5:00pmStudies of the elements left behind by explosions like this are some of the best tools available to scientists to better understand the details of Type Ia supernovas. Read more...
Tour: Jingle, Pluck, and Hum: Sounds from Space
16 Sep 2021 at 5:00pmA "sonification" project led by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Universe of Learning transforms otherwise inaudible data from some of the world's most powerful telescopes into sound. Read more...
Tour: Huge Rings Around a Black Hole
5 Aug 2021 at 5:00pmA spectacular set of rings around a black hole has been captured using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Read more...
Tour: Chandra Catches Slingshot During Collision
15 Jul 2021 at 5:00pmGalaxy clusters are the titans of the Universe. A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory examines the repercussions after two galaxy clusters clashed. Read more...
Tour: Cosmic Hand Hitting a Wall
24 Jun 2021 at 5:00pmMotions of a remarkable cosmic structure have been measured for the first time, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Read more...
Tour: Super Flares
16 Jun 2021 at 5:00pmThe largest survey ever of star-forming regions in X-rays outlines the link between very powerful flares and the impact they could have on planets in orbit around them. Read more...
Tour: A New Panorama of Our Galactic Center
27 May 2021 at 5:00pmA new panorama from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the MeerKAT radio telescope provides a stunning view of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Read more...
Tour: Chandra Discoveries in 3D Available on New Platform
20 May 2021 at 5:00pmA collection of 3D computer models and prints is now available on a new platform from the Smithsonian Institution. This will provide greater access to these resources for libraries, museums, scientists, and the public. Read more...
Listen to the Podcast Tour: Cassiopeia A
21 Apr 2021 at 5:00pmAstronomers have discovered an important type of titanium blasting out from the center of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, a result that could be a major advance in understanding how some massive stars explode. Read more...
Tour: M87 in Different Wavelengths of Light
14 Apr 2021 at 5:00pmIn April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in the galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable achievement was just the beginning of the science story to be told. Read more...
Tour: Uranus
31 Mar 2021 at 5:00pmAstronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Read more...
Tour: Data Sonification: Stellar, Galactic, and Black Hole Tones
24 Mar 2021 at 5:00pmAs part of our ongoing data sonification series, three new images have now been released. Read more...
Tour: PJ352-15
9 Mar 2021 at 5:00pmAstronomers may have found the most distant supermassive black hole with a jet detected in X-rays using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Read more...
