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: X-ray Astronomy
Do you think that in the future the X-Ray telescope will replace
the Hubble telescope?
No, the two telescopes are complementary, not competitive.
Hubble looks at optical or visible light from objects that
typically have a temperature of a few thousand to many thousands
of degrees. Chandra looks at X-ray light from objects that have
a temperature of a few million to many millions of
degrees.
