00:00This latest movie includes Chandra's X-ray data from 2000, 2004, 2006, 2014, and 2025.
00:15This makes it the longest-spanning movie that Chandra has ever released.
00:20It also allows astronomers to watch as the remains from this shattered star crash into
00:24material already thrown out into space.
00:27The researchers used the movie to show that the fastest parts of the remnant are traveling
00:32at about 13.8 million miles per hour, or about 2% of the speed of light, moving towards the
00:38bottom of the image.
00:40Meanwhile, the slowest parts are traveling towards the top, at about 4 million miles per
00:45hour.
00:46This is a large difference in speed, and astronomers think it is explained by the gas that the remnant
00:51is plowing into towards the top of the image being denser than the gas towards the bottom.
00:57This gives scientists information about the environments into which this star exploded.
01:03Supernova explosions and the elements they hurl into space are the lifeblood of new stars and
01:08planets.
01:09Understanding exactly how they behave is crucial to knowing our cosmic history.
01:14So, let's see.
01:15Let's see.
01:16Let's see.
01:17Let's see.
01:18Let's see.
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