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.
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Quiz 3
1. CHANDRA

The Chandra satellite was launched in July of 1999 via:
2. CHANDRA COMPONENTS

This system records the X-Rays so that X-ray images can be produced and analyzed:
3.MIRRORS

The Chandra Mirrors are coated with:
a material more reflective than gold.
4. MIRRORS

After travelling cross-country from Danbury, CT, the mirrors were cleaned and coated in:
5. CHANDRA

The official first object that Chandra imaged was:


6. X-RAY SOURCES

Eta Carinae, one of the earlier objects Chandra imaged is a: