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.
Elliptical Galaxy Gallery Animations
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Gallery of X-ray and Optical Images of Elliptical Galaxies
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A sample from the new Chandra study shows how the X-ray emission (blue and white) is much different from the optical images, thus revealing unsuspected turmoil in these old, elliptical galaxies. Astronomers believe that massive clouds of hot gas in these galaxies have been stirred up by intermittent explosive activity from centrally located supermassive black holes.
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(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U. Ohio/T.Statler & S.Diehl; Optical: DSS TRT:)


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