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Tag: eta carinae

A Chandra data time-lapse sequence of Eta Carinae with frames from 1999, 2003, 2009, 2014, and 2020 -- along with observations from ESA’s XMM-Newton -- allows astronomers to watch as the stellar eruption continues to expand into space at speeds up to 4.5 million miles per hour. The “Great Eruption,” seen on Earth in the 19th century, produced a dense pair of spherical gas clouds now called the Homunculus Nebula on opposite sides of the system’s two stars. More imagery
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Eta Carinae: Chandra Rewinds Story of Great Eruption of the 1840s

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.

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Highest Resolution Image of Eta Carinae

by SpaceRef EditorOctober 19, 2016July 15, 2024
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An Unprecedented Look into Superstar Eta Carinae

by SpaceRef EditorJanuary 7, 2015July 15, 2024

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