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: Galaxies, Galaxy Clusters, AGN, and Quasars

Q:
In a recent release from Chandra, you show a galaxy called C153. What if there were a human populated planet in this mess. Would they be in survivable conditions?

A:
It's impossible to know for sure, but we suspect that human populated planets in this mess would be safe from this sort of interaction. The gas in the galaxy is being ripped out, but the orbits of the stars shouldn't be affected. But, this interaction is bad news for new star formation.

More information on C153 is available at:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2004/c153/

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