An overview of the Chandra mission and goals, Chandra's namesake, top 10 facts.
Classroom activities, printable materials, interactive games & more.
Overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: black holes to galaxy clusters.
All Chandra images released to the public listed by date & by category
Current Chandra press releases, status reports, interviews & biographies.
A collection of multimedia, illustrations & animations, a glossary, FAQ & more.
A collection of illustrations, animations and video.
Chandra discoveries in an audio/video format.
Portrait Gallery of the X-Ray universe

The files listed below are part of the Portrait Gallery of the X-Ray universe Task. Each form has three parts, the task description, the alignment of performance task with national standards, and the scoring rubric with answer key.

  • High School
    • Task description html | pdf
    • Alignment of performance task with national standards html | pdf
    • Task specific scoring rubric html | pdf

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