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-ray telescope.
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is part of NASA's fleet of "Great Observatories" along with the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitizer Space Telescope and the now deorbited Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
Chandra allows scientists from around the world to obtain unprecedented X-ray images of exotic environments to help understand the structure and evolution of the universe.
Already surpassing its five-year life, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is rewriting textbooks and helping advance technology.
What's The Chandra X-ray Observatory?
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-ray telescope.
Is Space Bumpy?
This video from NewScientist suggests the possibility that space is not uniform and smooth, but more bumpy and foamlike.
The Size And Shape Of The Universe
In this video, astrophysicist George Smoot shares a 20 minute presentation which looks at the size and shape of the universe, and considers how this structure came to be.
Video: How Large Is The Universe?
This excellent high definition video from SpaceRip TV, explores the creation and size of the universe. Advertisements included at beginning and within this 20 minute movie.
Video: Crystals And Comets
This video uses images from the Spitzer Space Telescope to inform us about how crystals found in comets were formed in stars.
Video: Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory
This excellent 20 minute high definition movie from SpaceRip TV explains the purpose of LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. LIGO measures gravity waves.
Video: Mysteries Of Deep Space
Here's a full two hours of video of a PBS program called "Mysteries of Deep Space". The series dives into the vastness of space as it presents the boldest new achievements of modern astronomy, joining astronomers as they probe the limits of the observable universe and peer into the violent worlds of black holes and supernovas.
Video: Most Distant Object In Space
This video from NewScientist.com explains that astronomers have seen the remnants of a star that exploded 13 billion light years from earth.
