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.
Q&A: Supernova Remnants and Neutron Stars
Hi, I read the article "Impact! Chandra Images a Young Supernova
Blast Wave" and have just one question. Will that blast affect us
(on Earth)?
Although
Supernova 1987A was a spectacularly violent event, we are
watching it from a safe distance of 160,000 light years. For a
supernova to do real damage to us, it would have to occur at a
distance of less than about a hundred light years, more than a
thousand times closer than SN1987A.
