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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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Chandra Podcasts

Take Chandra anywhere! Just download Chandra Podcasts to your portable MP3 player and go. Now playing: Introductory Trailer to Chandra

Top Ten
Chandra's Top Ten Discoveries

In ten years of operation, Chandra has had a widespread, transformative impact on 21st century astrophysics. Discover Chandra's most significant discoveries.

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Chandra Images in 3D Wall

Scroll through the entire library of released Chandra images in a quick-downloading 3d wall format with the Cooliris plug-in.

Earthe to Heavens
From the Earth to the Heavens

This activity invites you to compare aerial photographs of our planet taken by Yann Arthus-Bertrand to X-ray images of the cosmos taken by Chandra.

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