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: Normal Stars, White Dwarf Stars, and Star
Clusters
How do scientists detect the birth of a star?
The process of star formation is too slow for scientists to really say
they can see the birth of a star, but scientists have been able to observe
many of the earliest stages in the life of a star, by looking at regions
containing dense clouds of dust and gas, and clusters of young stars
that have already formed from the gas. These star forming regions can be
