"NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory probes the mysteries of space with unprecedented X-ray images that help to unravel the structure and evolution of the Universe."

NASAs newest space telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, will allow scientists from around the world to obtain unprecedented X-ray images and spectra of violent, high-temperature events and objects to help us better understand the structure and evolution of our universe.

It will also serve as a unique tool to study detailed physics in a unique laboratory -- the universe itself one that cannot be replicated here on Earth.

Managed by NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., Chandra is a sophisticated, state-of-the-art instrument that represents a tremendous technological advance in X-ray astronomy.