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: Chandra Mission
What is the reflective power of the mirrors used in Chandra
telescope?
The reflectivity varies with the energy of the X-rays. It is
near 100% for the lowest energy X-rays (0.1 kilovolt), about 80%
up to 2 kilovolts, and slowly declining down to 10% at the
highest energy of 10 kilovolts.
