Chandra Digest (June 22) MRK 1216

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--- Friday, June 22, 2018  ---

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** MRK 1216: 'Red Nuggets' are Galactic Gold for Astronomers
A 'red nugget' galaxy located about 295 million light years from Earth.
Read the article, rate the image, and send in your comments at:
http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2018/mrk1216/ 

** J2150: Star Shredded by Rare Breed of Black Hole

A medium-weight black hole in the process of tearing apart and feasting on a nearby star.

Read the article, rate the image, and send in your comments at:
http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2018/j2150/ 

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**Chandra Press: 'Red Nuggets' are Galactic Gold for Astronomers
About a decade ago, astronomers discovered a population of small, but massive galaxies called "red nuggets."
http://chandra.si.edu/press/18_releases/press_062118.html

**Chandra Podcasts:  A Tour of Alpha Centauri
A new study of Alpha Centauri indicates that any planets orbiting the two brightest stars are likely not being pummeled by large amounts of X-ray radiation from their host stars.
http://chandra.si.edu/resources/podcasts/by_date.html?year=2018

**Chandra Blog: Star Shredded by Rare Breed of Black Hole
A team of researchers using data from ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray space observatory, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA's Swift X-Ray Telescope has found evidence for the existence of an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH).
http://chandra.si.edu/blog/node/684