Chandra Finds Planetary Nebulas In The Neighborhood | Video

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Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology

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NASA turned its Chandra X-Ray Observatory to planetary nebulas in our solar neighborhood (within 5000 light years). These objects are the remains of red giant stars that shed most of their mass as they condense into white dwarfs.

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