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.
Resources
A glossary of terms, a collection of multimedia, link and other useful resources
Browsing Resources
Browsing Resources
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Photo Album
Photo Album
View Chandra images by:
Date

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Category

From Black Holes to Supernovas, view all the Chandra images by the category they fall under.
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Questions & Answers
Q & A
A posting of questions and answers concerning the Chandra X-ray Observatory and related topics, arranged by category.
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Glossary
Glossary
Glossary: Reference section defining scientific words and phrases used throughout this web site.

Acronym Guide: Description of acronyms and abbreviations used.
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Further Reading
Further Reading
Links and reference books related to the Chandra X-ray Observatory, space science or education.
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Downloads
Downloads
Help for accessing multimedia offered in the CXC web sites; applications for viewing images, playing movies, sound clips, animations & more.
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Multimedia, Etc
Multimedia, Etc.
A group of images, illustrations and other multimedia focusing on the Chandra mission, X-ray astronomy, X-ray sources and Chandra people.
Images & Illustrations
Go to the Images & Illustrations index page or go directly to the main section: Chandra X-ray Images, Chandra Mission, X-ray Astronomy, & Chandrasekhar
Animations & Video
Chandra animations and videos, now including Chandra Podcasts. Available in Quick Time, MPEG, Real Player or java applets.
Special Features
Chandra Podcasts
Watch the latest video podcasts on your computer, portable MP3 player, or HD TV.
Desktop Images
Presentations
Individual Chandra slides/viewgraphs, packaged PowerPoint presentations on Chandra results.
Virtual Postcards
Chandra virtual postcards: Get Well, Friendship, Congratulations, Birthday, Love, Thank you & selected Holidays.
Handouts
Screen Savers
Chandra-themed screen savers.
Audio
Radio features and STS-93 wake-up calls.
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Outside the Chandra Site
Outside the Chandra Site
Chandra in Google Earth
Tour Chandra images online in Google Sky. Just like in Google Maps you can pan, zoom and search.
The World Wide Telescope
Images from NASA's Chandra & other telescopes are now available to the public through the free WWT software from Microsoft.
Chandra in Second Life
Explore this fun new Second Life world with Chandra.
Chandra Kodak Gallery
Order prints and products using Chandra images. (CXC does not guarantee or endorse any photo service)
Chandra on Myspace
Looking for a different way to view Chandra? Check out the myspace page.
Chandra on Facebook
You requested Chandra on Facebook, and now it's here.
Chandra on youTube
Looking for a different way to view Chandra videos, podcasts and animations? Check out the youTube page.
Chandra on Vimeo
Multimedia from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, featuring animations of supernovas, galaxies, pulsars and more. Check out the Vimeo page.
Chandra on Twitter
Do you want to know about the latest Chandra news and events? Subscribe to the Twitter feed to get information on new images, videos, podcasts, trivia questions and more.
Chandra on Flickr Commons
View Chandra's collection at Flickr Commons, a forum created by Flickr for cultural institutions to share their photographic collections with the public.
X-ray Astronomy


Image Use Policy & Request Form
Guidelines and request form for utilizing images, movies, and other Chandra EPO multimedia

Getting Hard Copies of Images
Ways to obtain photos, slides, etc of Chandra images.