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.
De-Coding Starlight: From Pixels to Images - Middle School

Sample of Completed Image

Supernova Remnant Image Grid

A B C D E F G H I J K
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 5 35 42 48 48 50 51 46 18 7
3 23 36 52 35 30 27 21 31 38 13 0
4 41 43 24 8 216 155 126 120 54 21 3
5 36 58 37 44 36 20 33 105 62 23 4
6 32 60 34 106 12 138 18 96 24 50 17
7 24 65 32 141 41 17 12 126 64 67 21
8 18 69 36 237 212 146 155 114 22 74 6
9 16 75 38 34 26 12 14 21 77 37 4
10 8 71 63 54 42 23 64 79 31 16 2
11 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0


Average number of photons per sec < 40 40-80 81-120 121-160 >160
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