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.
Q&A: Black Holes
Could a black hole in our galaxy ever be strong enough to suck
our solar system into it?
It would have to be so close that its gravity could overcome the
orbital acceleration of our solar system around the center of
the galaxy. That would be well within a light year, even for a
million solar mass black hole, which we would definitely know
about!
