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Beyond the Light: The Chandra X-ray Universe

Seeing is believing, but there's more to the universe than meets the eye.

Since the Chandra X-ray Observatory's deployment in 1999, the telescope has revealed missing links and led to a better understanding of fascinating phenomena like black holes and supernovas. Chandra excels at peering into the interiors of gas clouds, stellar explosions and other veiled objects in the universe to find answers beyond the reach of conventional observatories.

Beyond what the eyes can see exists a hidden universe: an invisible universe.

	Episode 1: The Observatory Chandra is NASA's flagship X-ray astronomy mission, providing a window into a universe where the most powerful phenomena both flicker in the darkness and shine brightly. › View Video › Download Podcast
	Episode 2: Black Holes The bad boys of astronomy, black holes inspire well-deserved wariness and strange fascination. But what exactly are they? › View Video › Download Podcast
	Episode 3: Supernovas Brilliantly bright and wrought with destructive power, supernovas and their gaseous remnants are a frequent target of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. › View Video › Download Podcast
	Episode 4: Dark Matter What cosmic ingredient is lurking in the darkness, undetectable by any of our telescopes, holding galaxies together when they should be flung apart? › View Video › Download Podcast