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.
Chandra Jigsaw Puzzles

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Jigsaw
16-piece puzzle
Jigsaw
25-piece puzzle

There are 11 different objects to choose from including: Crab Nebula, Cat's Eye/NGC 6543, Cassiopeia A, 3C295, M31, NGC 3603, Cygnus X-3, Chandra Deep Field North (CDFN), 3C273, Perseus A, and Sagittarius A East. Each object is available as a 25-piece or 16-piece puzzle.

Play a game! (game will launch in a new window)


Learn more about the images we used in the jigsaw puzzles! Select an object to go to its photo album page:

Crab Nebula
Crab Nebula
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye/
NGC 6543
Cassiopeia A
Cassiopeia A
3c295
3C295

M31
Andromeda/M31
NGC 3603
NGC 3603
Cygnus X-3
Cygnus X-3
CDFN
CDFN

3C273
3C273
Perseus A
Perseus A
Sgr A East
Sagittarius A East