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.
Operations Control Center & the Center for Astrophysics

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1. OCC Exterior
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory flight operations is managed from the Chandra Operations Control Center in Cambridge, Mass. The control center is operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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2. OCC Exterior
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory flight operations is managed from the Chandra Operations Control Center in Cambridge, Mass. The control center is operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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3. OCC Exterior
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory flight operations is managed from the Chandra Operations Control Center in Cambridge, Mass. The control center is operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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4. OCC Operations Area Plan
Control Room floor plan for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Operations Control Center in Cambridge, Mass.

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5. CfA Exterior
The Chandra X-ray Observatory Science Center provides researchers with support that includes data processing and a science data archive. The science center is operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and is situated at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics on the campus of Harvard University.

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