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.
Photo Album
Discover the images of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Dive into the wonder of everything from Black Holes to X-ray Binaries. Below you can find various ways to find just the image you are looking for.



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Recent Chandra Results
Stellar Fate
The Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon (09 Nov 23)
Spectacular death of a star in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D. [more]
Chandra Images
Finding Chandra Images
Images by Date
All Chandra images released to the public listed in chronological order from First Light to the present.
| '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | RSS
Images by Category
All Chandra images released to the public listed according to categories. A full text list is also available.
Sky Map
Explore the X-ray sky with an interactive Sky Map, and learn about Galactic Navigation.
Constellations
Background information on selected constellations and links to objects observed within them.
3D Wall
Scroll through the entire library of released Chandra images in a quick-downloading 3d wall format with the Cooliris plug-in.
X-ray Astronomy
X-Ray Astronomy
Chandra Image Tools
Special Features
Collections of Chandra images to browse through in html & flash formats.
Multiwavelength Images
Explore these interactive images by turning on and off the different kinds of light incorporated into the composite (X-ray, optical, radio, infrared, etc).
Chandra Zoom-ins
Use this Flash tool to zoom in on selected Chandra images. (Note: Flash files require a free plug-in. See our Download Center for help.)
Zoom Into Images: '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01
Image Handouts
Chandra X-ray Observatory images with short captions that may be printed on a single page.
Desktops
Bring the Chandra X-ray Observatory to your PC with our Desktop Patterns/Wallpapers
Scale Bar Images
Chandra Images with Scale Bars in jpeg, tif & ps formats.
Tutorials
X-ray Astronomy