Chandra (Sanskrit: चन्द्र, romanized: Chandra, lit. 'shining' or 'moon'), also known as Soma (Sanskrit: सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and …

NASA's flagship mission for X-ray astronomy. After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have …

Jul 23, 1999 · The Chandra X-ray Observatory allows scientists from around the world to obtain X-ray images of exotic environments to help understand the structure and evolution of the …

The Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), previously known as the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), is a Flagship-class space telescope launched aboard the Space Shuttle …

Apr 2, 2024 · Release 2.1 of the Chandra Source Catalog (CSC 2.1) is now available. The catalog covers roughly 730 square degrees of sky and contains 407,806 unique X-ray sources. See …

Oct 3, 2024 · Chandra allows scientists from around the world to obtain X-ray images of exotic environments to help understand the structure and evolution of the universe.

Chandra is the third of NASA's Great Observatories. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. The images Chandra …

Chandra provides a multifaceted Communications & Public Engagement program encompassing press relations, public outreach and education that reaches a large audience of national and …

NASA’s Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), renamed the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, was launched and deployed by the Space Shuttle …

Sep 7, 2023 · Chandra detects X-ray emissions from very hot regions of the universe such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes. Experience Earth, our …