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.
Chandra X-ray Observatory Podcasts (Standard Definition)

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Abell 85 in 60 Seconds
Abell 85 in 60 Seconds (01-23-2009)
The composite image shows the galaxy cluster known as Abell 85, which is located about 740 million light years from Earth.

3-D Fly-Through of Cassiopeia A
3-D Fly-Through of Cassiopeia A (01-08-2009)
For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created.

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G292.01+8 in 60 Seconds
G292.01+8 in 60 Seconds (12-22-2008)
This image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be.

M84 in 60 Seconds
M84 in 60 Seconds (12-12-2008)
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.

M87 in 60 Seconds
M87 in 60 Seconds (11-25-2008)
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy. At a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster of some 2,000 galaxies.

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Abell 1689 in 60 Seconds
Abell 1689 in 60 Seconds (11-14-2008)
Abell 1689 is a massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light-years away.

SN1996cr in 60 Seconds
SN1996cr in 60 Seconds (10-31-2008)
In 1995 or 1996 a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but no one on Earth knew it at the time.

RCW 108 in 60 Seconds
RCW 108 in 60 Seconds (10-16-2008)
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.

Perseus A in 60 Seconds
Perseus A in 60 Seconds (10-02-2008)
The giant galaxy, Perseus A, which is also known as NGC 1275, is a well-known source of strong radio radiation.

Cat's Eye Nebula in 60 Seconds Plus
Cat's Eye Nebula in 60 Seconds Plus (09-19-2008)
This composite of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope is another look for NGC 6543, better known as the Cat's Eye nebula.

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Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.