The Chandra Newsletter
Welcome to the archive of the Chandra Newsletter.
The director's office of the Chandra X-ray observatory puts out newsletters featuring updates from the director, program scientist, program manager, and calibration and instrument teams. A science article from the variety of topics covered by Chandra users is featured annually.
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Current Issue
Chandra Newsletter - Issue 28
Fall 2020
In this issue:
Reports from the Director, Project Scientist, and Program Manager. Updates from CIAO, Chandra Source Catalog, Peer Review, and Communications and Public Engagement. Plus informative articles from the Archive and the Science Workshop.
Past Issues
Chandra Newsletter - Issue 27
Summer 2020
Cover Article: Joining Juno to Explore Jupiter's X-ray Emissions
In this issue:
A recap of 20 years celebrations from Director Belinda Wilkes, instrument and calibration updates, new fellows, and a 20 years photogallery.
Chandra Newsletter - Issue 26
Summer 2019
20 Years of Chandra
Cover Article: The X-Rays Also Rise: Chandra Observations of GW170817 Mark the Dawn of X-ray Studies of Gravitational Wave Sources
In this issue:
A special issue celebrating twenty years of Chandra operations, including many retrospections by key players from all aspects of the observatory's development and continued operation. Also contains a detailed summary of the 2018 workshop "Accretion in Stellar Sytems". The expected recurring articles depicting the status of Chandra instruments and operations are also included. Riccardo Giacconi and Rino Giordano are both memorialized with accounts of their lives and work with Chandra.
Chandra Newsletter - Issue 25
Spring 2018
Cover Article: Edge Detection Gives Chandra a Sharper View of Cluster Astrophysics
In this issue:
Changes to the fellowship program are explained. There have been developments in Chandra data visualization useful for scientists and VR/AR 3D models being presented to the public all over the world. The annual updates of Chandra instruments and operations are given. Also present are articles summarizing the "From Chandra to Lynx" conference and the CIAO workshop that was held in India.