Chandra :: Chronicles

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.

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Where Are They Now? Steve Hawley

Steve Hawley was the flight engineer on the STS-93 Columbia mission that carried Chandra into space in 1999.

At a recent symposium celebrating 15 years of Chandra Science, Steve sat down over breakfast to talk about his illustrious career so far, and plans for the future.Full Story

A Chandra image release was issued on Jan 30. [more]

Untangling a Knot of Galaxy Clusters

Abell 2256 [01/30/2023]
A collision of galaxy clusters about 780 million light-years away.

Quick Look: Astronomers See Stellar Self-Control in Action

Take Chandra anywhere! Just download Chandra Podcasts to your portable MP3 player and go. Now playing: Quick Look: Astronomers See Stellar Self-Control in Action

G299.2-2.9: A supernova remnant in the Milky Way about 16,000 light years from Earth. Download Desktop.

Harvey's Voyage
On April 20, 2014, Harvey Tananbaum stepped down after 23 years as director of the Chandra X-ray Center (CXC). Full Story.

TYREL JOHNSON & JATILA VAN DER VEEN
On April 18, 1998, NASA announced a contest to name the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), which was scheduled for launch in December of that year.Full Story.

Mirror Man
Less than 50 years after the first detection of an extrasolar X-ray source, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has achieved an increase in sensitivity comparable to going from naked-eye observations to the most powerful optical telescopes over the past 400 years.Full Story.

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March 19 Where Are They Now? Steve Hawley

July 22 Harvey's Voyage

Oct 31 TYREL JOHNSON & JATILA VAN DER VEEN

Sep 27 Mirror Man

Dec 14 Chandra in 2012: A Teenager in Space

Oct 24 Look Back Time -- Remembering Franco

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