Chandra Digest (December 15) Cassiopeia A

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** Cassiopeia A: Chandra Reveals the Elementary Nature of Cassiopeia A
Where do most of the elements essential for life on Earth come from? The answer: inside the furnaces of stars and the explosions that mark the end of some stars’ lives.
Read the article, rate the image, and send in your comments at:
http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2017/casa_life/

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**Chandra Podcasts:  A Tour of Cassiopeia A Elements
Where do most of the elements essential for life on Earth come from? The answer: inside the furnaces of stars and the explosions that mark the end of some stars' lives.
http://chandra.si.edu/resources/podcasts/by_date.html?year=2017

**Chandra Podcasts:  A Tour of J0045+41 in M31
An intriguing source has been discovered in the nearby Andromeda galaxy using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based optical telescopes.
http://chandra.si.edu/resources/podcasts/by_date.html?year=2017

**Chandra Blog: Chandra Reveals the Elementary Nature of Cassiopeia A
Where do most of the elements essential for life on Earth come from? The answer: inside the furnaces of stars and the explosions that mark the end of some stars' lives.
http://chandra.si.edu/blog/node/665

**Chandra Resources: Printable 2018 Chandra Calendar
Print your own 2018 Chandra calendar with spectacular images from the past year.
http://chandra.si.edu/resources/handouts/lithos/calendar18.html

**Chandra Resources: Walking Among the Stars
Scientists combined data from Chandra, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and ground-based facilities to construct a unique 3D model of the 300-year old remains of a stellar explosion that blew a massive star apart, sending the stellar debris rushing into space at millions of miles per hour.
http://chandra.harvard.edu/vr/

**Chandra Resources: How to Hold a Dead Star in Your Hand
Kimberly Arcand, of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, discusses the process of creating the first data-based 3D model and print of an exploded star. She's joined by Tom Sgouros, a researcher at the Brown University Center for Computation and Visualization and Elaine Jiang, an undergraduate student in computer science at Brown University.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGgjwTl2Hw4