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

Q:
Does the Chandra web site have a clear history of Chandra (when the project started...the day it was launched...today)?

A:
Please visit http://chandra.harvard.edu/about/mission_milestones.html for mission milestones which walks you through the process of making the Chandra X-ray Observatory. For further reading and more information on making the Chandra X-ray Observatory can be found in Wallace and Karen Tucker's book Revealing the universe: The Making of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Harvard U. Press, 2001.

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