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: Chandra Mission
How much will the body of the satellite cool? Do you monitor
temperature?
The telescope temperature is monitored continually and is
maintained near 25 to 30 degrees Centigrade (77 to 86 degrees
Fahrenheit). The High Resolution Camera, one of the instruments
used to make images, is kept 20 degrees C (68 F); the Advanced
CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS), is kept much cooler (minus 120
degrees C (minus 184 degrees F) by highly efficient
radiators.
