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:
Who designed the lens of Chandra?

A:
The man who designed the X-ray mirrors on Chandra was Leon van Speybroeck, a great scientist and a wonderful man. We have a tribute to him on the Chandra web site:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/advisories/03_advisories/press_010203.html

For more details on the mirrors, we have multimedia information here:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/animations/mirror.html

An explanation of the difference between X-ray and visible light reflection may be found at:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/reflect/reflect.html

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