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.
Chandra @ NASA
Visit the Chandra pages at the NASA portal
Dr. Donald A. Kniffen
Deputy Program Scientist, Chandra X-ray Observatory at NASA
Headquarters
Dr. Donald A. Kniffen, formerly an astrophysicist at
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, is currently Deputy Program
Scientist for the Chandra X-ray Observatory at NASA Headquarters. He
is a Visiting Senior Staff Scientist at NASA Headquarters on leave
from his current position as William W. Elliott Professor of Physics
and Astronomy at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.
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