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.
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Chandra Status

A real-time procedure was completed on May 18 to update the on-board ephemeris. [more]


Chandra Blog
A Super-Efficient Particle Accelerator
This image of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope shows a part of the roughly circular supernova remnant...
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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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Guidelines for scientists for the preparation and dissemination of press releases.

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Guidelines for utilizing images, applets, movies and animations featured in this Web site.

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Links to real-time coverage of NASA activities, missions & resource video.

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