HRC Anomaly Notice

After a successful checkout of the HRC shared preamplifiers and processing electronics, the CXC resumed observations with the HRC-I in January, 2026. Investigation of the HRC-S anomaly continues, and submission of HRC-S proposals for Cycle 28 are encouraged.

3/16/26

Chandra Cycle 28 Call for Proposals Released 18 December 2025

The CXC is pleased to announce the release of the Chandra Cycle 28 Call for Proposals (CfP). The Call for Proposals, Proposers' Observatory Guide (POG), proposal planning software, and general information are posted on the "Proposer" web page.

Proposals are due:
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 6PM (US Eastern Daylight Time)

For more information, see the full announcement.

12/18/25

CIAO 4.18, Sherpa 4.18, CALDB 4.12.3, SAOImageDS9 8.7b2, and MARX 6.0.1 Released

The Chandra X-ray Center (CXC) is pleased to announce the release of the following new software packages:
CIAO 4.18
Sherpa 4.18
CALDB 4.12.3
SAOImageDS9 v8.7b2
MARX 6.0.1

For more information, see the full announcement.

12/16/25