The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Site: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Wikipedia: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- NASA: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Official Site: Chandra X-ray Science Center (CXC)
- Shuttle Press Kit: STS-93 Payload: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Official Site: ChandraBlog
- Video: How Chandra Does What It Does (4:04)
Chandra X-ray Observatory Recent News
- Official Site: Chandra Press Room
- Google News: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Universe Today: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- MSNBC: Big Little Black Hole Baffles Astronomers (2007)
- Wired: What's Prettier Than the Aftermath of a Star's Death? (2007)
Chandra X-ray Observatory Facts and Information
- NASA: Chandra X-ray Observatory Quick Facts
- Wikipedia: NASA's Great Observatories program
- NASA's HEASARC: Observatories: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- The Planetary Society: Space Topics: Chandra X-Ray Observatory
- Ball Aerospace: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Chandra X-ray Observatory Educational Resources
- Official Site: Chandra X-ray Observatory Educational Materials
- Official Site: Chandra Education Data Analysis Software And Activities
- NASA: Chandra X-ray Observatory Educational Resources
Chandra X-ray Observatory Images and Videos
- Official Site: Chandra Sky with Google Earth
- Official Site: Spacecraft Assembly Videos | Deployment & Orbit Animations | Early Scientific Results
- Google Image Search: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Chandra X-ray Observatory Books and Publications
- arXiv.org Papers Search: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Amazon.com Book Search: Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Amazon.com: Revealing the Universe: The Making of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Amazon.com: The Restless Universe: Understanding X-Ray Astronomy in the Age of Chandra
Chandra X-ray Observatory Timeline
- 1976: The Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) project is proposed to NASA
- 1992: Initial spacecraft design is downscaled to reduce increasing costs
- 1998: Project is renamed Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- July 23, 1999: Chandra X-ray Observatory is deployed in space by shuttle Columbia flight STS-93
- 2007: The spacecraft celebrates its eight year of operation