An overview of the Chandra mission and goals, Chandra's namesake, top 10 facts.
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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.
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A collection of illustrations, animations and video.
Chandra discoveries in an audio/video format.
Explore New Results

A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy is being unveiled by NASA on Nov. 10.

Evidence for a thin veil of carbon has been found on the neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant.


Chandra Status

During the last week the observing schedule was re-planned to include an observation of the source XTE J1752-223 that was accepted as a Target Of Opportunity (TOO) and to include an observation of the source XTE J1810-197. [more]


Chandra Blog
Thanksgiving Prep: Preheat at 90 for 15 minutes
John Scott is a mission planner for Chandra’s Flight Operation Team, and from time to time provides an inside look for...
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Press Releases
Current press releases concerning the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Status Reports
Current reports include information on the well-being of the spacecraft, planned observations, targets of opportunity and recent real-time activities.
Press Advisories
Notices and announcements regarding the Chandra mission.
Image Releases
Latest images released from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Image Use Policy
Guidelines for utilizing images, applets, movies and animations featured in this Web site.

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Interviews & Biographies
Biographies and other information on Chandra project members.

Additional Resources

If you are a member of the media and need any additional information or graphics, please contact the CXC Press Officer: Megan Watzke, cxcpress@cfa.harvard.edu