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2000 Press Releases
Image Date Title Org.
High School Students Discover Neutron Star Using Chandra and VLA Data11 Dec 00High School Students Discover Neutron Star Using Chandra and VLA DataCXC
Chandra X-ray Observatory team wins Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Trophy13 Nov 00Chandra X-ray Observatory team wins Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum TrophyMSFC
Chandra Observatory Uncovers Hot Stars In The Making09 Nov 00Chandra Observatory Uncovers Hot Stars In The MakingMIT
X-Ray Snapshots Capture the First Cries of Baby Stars08 Nov 00X-Ray Snapshots Capture the First Cries of Baby StarsCXC
Chandra Discovers the X-ray Signature of a Powerful Wind from a Galactic Microquasar08 Nov 00Chandra Discovers the X-ray Signature of a Powerful Wind from a Galactic MicroquasarPSU/MIT
Flickering Quasar Helps Chandra Measure the Expansion Rate of the universe06 Nov 00Flickering Quasar Helps Chandra Measure the Expansion Rate of the universePSU
Catching a Galactic Football: Chandra Examines Cygnus A06 Nov 00Catching a Galactic Football: Chandra Examines Cygnus ACXC
Chandra Observes Cosmic Traffic Pile-Up In Energetic Quasar Jet06 Nov 00Chandra Observes Cosmic Traffic Pile-Up In Energetic Quasar JetCXC
Chandra Helps Put The Pieces Together On Gamma-Ray Bursts03 Nov 00Chandra Helps Put The Pieces Together On Gamma-Ray BurstsCXC
All In The Family: Chandra Finds Evidence That Massive Stars Are More Like The Sun Than Previously Believed18 Oct 00All In The Family: Chandra Finds Evidence That Massive Stars Are More Like The Sun Than Previously BelievedCXC
Chandra Clinches Case for Missing Link Black Hole12 Sep 00Chandra Clinches Case for Missing Link Black HoleCXC
Astronomical Honeymoon Continues as X-Ray Observatory Marks First Anniversary22 Aug 00Astronomical Honeymoon Continues as X-Ray Observatory Marks First AnniversaryNASA
Superbubbles Bespeak Toil and Trouble16 Aug 00Superbubbles Bespeak Toil and TroubleCXC
Mystery of Cometary X-Rays Solved27 Jul 00Mystery of Cometary X-Rays SolvedCXC
Chandra Captures Flare From Brown Dwarf11 Jul 00Chandra Captures Flare From Brown DwarfCXC
Chandra Catches Cannibal Galaxy in the Act07 Jun 00Chandra Catches Cannibal Galaxy in the ActCXC
Chandra Reveals a Compact Nebula Created by a Shooting Neutron Star06 Jun 00Chandra Reveals a Compact Nebula Created by a Shooting Neutron StarCXC
Chandra Discovers Elusive 06 Jun 00Chandra Discovers Elusive "Hot Bubble" in Planetary NebulaCXC
Spectacular X-ray Jet Points Toward Cosmic Energy Booster06 Jun 00Spectacular X-ray Jet Points Toward Cosmic Energy BoosterCXC
NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory Selected as Editor's Choice in 2000 Discover Magazine Awards for Technological Innovation05 Jun 00NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory Selected as Editor's Choice in 2000 Discover Magazine Awards for Technological InnovationCXC
Chandra Observes Cloud Powered by Black Hole in Distant Galaxy05 Jun 00Chandra Observes Cloud Powered by Black Hole in Distant GalaxyCXC
Chandra Clocks Million Mile Per Hour Wind Expanding From Vicinity of Giant Black Hole25 May 00Chandra Clocks Million Mile Per Hour Wind Expanding From Vicinity of Giant Black HoleCXC
Chandra Survey of Distant Galaxies Provides Evidence for Vigorous Starbursts17 May 00Chandra Survey of Distant Galaxies Provides Evidence for Vigorous StarburstsCXC
Impact! Chandra Images a Young Supernova Blast Wave11 May 00Impact! Chandra Images a Young Supernova Blast WaveCXC
Chandra Shows New Way to Measure Cosmic Distances25 Apr 00Chandra Shows New Way to Measure Cosmic DistancesCXC
Gravitational Lens Helps Chandra Find Rare Type of Black Hole20 Mar 00Gravitational Lens Helps Chandra Find Rare Type of Black HoleCXC
Cosmic Pressure Fronts Mapped by Chandra01 Mar 00Cosmic Pressure Fronts Mapped by ChandraCXC
Chandra Reads the Cosmic Bar Code of Gas Around a Black Hole17 Feb 00Chandra Reads the Cosmic Bar Code of Gas Around a Black HoleCXC
Chandra Images the Seething Cauldron of Starburst Galaxy14 Jan 00Chandra Images the Seething Cauldron of Starburst GalaxyCXC
Chandra Finds a 14 Jan 00Chandra Finds a "Cool" Black Hole at the Heart of the Andromeda GalaxyCXC
Chandra Discovers X-ray Source at the Center of Our Galaxy14 Jan 00Chandra Discovers X-ray Source at the Center of Our GalaxyCXC
Chandra Finds Oxygen and Neon Ring in Ashes of Exploded Star14 Jan 00Chandra Finds Oxygen and Neon Ring in Ashes of Exploded StarCXC
Chandra Finds X-ray Star Bonanza in the Orion Nebula14 Jan 00Chandra Finds X-ray Star Bonanza in the Orion NebulaCXC
Chandra Resolves Cosmic X-ray Glow and Finds Mysterious New Sources13 Jan 00Chandra Resolves Cosmic X-ray Glow and Finds Mysterious New SourcesCXC