NASAʼs Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates the similarities and differences between the extremely big & the incredibly small. This site was developed with funding from NASA under contract NAS8 …

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 vegetation.

Jul 23, 1999 · The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world's most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X …

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. Chandra is designed to …

Apr 12, 2024 · Facing budget cuts, NASA is slicing funding for a key telescope, leaving the project and the future of X-ray astronomy adrift.

Chandra has been a leading discovery engine for advancing theoretical astrophysics and state-of-the-art simulations, many of which are running on supercomputers worldwide as you read this.

Dec 11, 2025 · Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This contrasts with the common idea …

Chandra is an Earth satellite in a 64-hour orbit, and its mission is ongoing as of 2025. Chandra is one of the Great Observatories, along with the Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma Ray …

Oct 3, 2024 · The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope. It has eight-times greater resolution and is able to detect sources more than 20-times fainter than any previous X …

Jul 3, 2025 · Chandra detects X-ray emissions from very hot regions of the universe such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes.