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: Supernova Remnants and Neutron Stars
Thank you, can you please tell me what is the blue dot located
at approximately 8 o'clock to the supernova remnant:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/0050/
?
The blue dot at about 8 o'clock in the N132D supernova remnant image is
indeed a real source. It may be a star that is part of an X-ray binary system
-- You can read more about these systems at:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_sources/binary_stars.html
... however, the exact nature of this source is currently under study!
