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.
Animations & Video: Celebrating Five Years with Chandra
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Review Chandra's Past 5 Years
1. Review Chandra's Past 5 Years
QuickTime MPEG This retrospective movie combines clips of Chandra's launch and deployment, the excitement of seeing Chandra's first photons and Cassiopeia A, a collection of spectacular Chandra images, and short segments from astrophysicists whose work on Chandra data has lead to some fascinating discoveries. Scientists include Dr. George Pavlov (Vela Pulsar), Dr. Claude Canizares (PKS 2155-304/IGM), Dr. Caleb Scharf (4C41.17 & 3C294), Dr. Bruce Margon (Perseus), Dr. Steve Allen (Abell 2029/clusters), Dr. Stefanie Komossa (NGC 6240), Dr. Niel Brandt (GOODS Deep Fields).
[Runtime: 3:25]
(Credit: NASA/CXC)
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