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.
Q&A: X-ray Astronomy

Q:
Do xrays from distant objects show a redshift that scales with distance similiar to light's? Is Chandra capable of detecting such? Is there any evidence that neutrinos show a redshift?

A:
X-rays detected with Chandra can and do show redshifts just like visible light. See http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/faq/x-ray/x-ray-10.html

Neutrinos are a different story, we have enough difficulty just detecting them, from places as nearby as the Sun or the Earth's atmosphere. They may experience a redshift (or loss of energy) as they travel through space, resulting either from interactions with other particles (rare but does occur) or from the expansion of space.

A brief description of 3 types of redshift may be found at:
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~jh8h/glossary/redshift.htm

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