CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY
Press Events
39 Press Events
3 Space Science Updates
- Perseus Cluster:
Chandra "Hears" a Black Hole
- RXJ1242-11:
Star Being Torn Apart by Tidal
Forces from Black Hole
- Galaxy Cluster Study:
Using Galaxy Clusters as New
Line of Investigation on Dark Energy
2 Video Releases
- Vela Pulsar Jet
- Goods (Joint with HST)
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5 Press Conferences
- Metallicity in Antennae
(Jan. 04 AAS)
- C153, joint with HST
(Jan. 04 AAS)
- SS433, MIT
(Jan. 04 AAS)
- Lunar Prospecting with Chandra
(4 Yr. Symposium)
- Spinning Black Holes
(4 Yr. Symposium)
18 Press Releases
11 Image Releases
CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY
Press Results
• 243 Print Stories
• 325 Broadcast Stories
• 310 Web Stories
• Other Press News
 Ron Cowen wins Schramm Award for
reporting on Chandra XTE J1550
• Scientist Contact Initiative
 All scientists receiving a Chandra grant will be
contacted by the EPO press team and asked about
newsworthy science results. Contacts have been
completed for Cycles 4 and 5, and follow up is underway.
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CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY
Chandra Science Results Used in Outreach
- Prepared Science Highlight of the Month for NASA HQ
- 18 Astronomy Picture of the Day, plus 27 reference links to
Chandra Public Web site
- 24 HEASARC Picture of the Week
- 7 Space.com Image of the Day
- Monthly updates of 2-3 features to NASA Portal, to Smithsonian
Institution Research Portal, based on new monthly press and
image releases
- Monthly updates of 2-3 features to ViewSpace for "Celestial Update"
feature (~120 sites)
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CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY
Chandra Science Results Used in Outreach, cont.
- 10 Chandra Chronicle articles tied to Space Science Updates
or press release topics
- 27 Chandra Digests (electronic newsletter)
- Over 70 permissions for image, video and content use
Examples: Video/animation requested by Nova, MIT, GSFC,
HST, Discovery Canada; requests for image and content use
for MIT on-line course, McGraw Hill on-line encyclopedia, high
school research projects, PBS education materials, American
Science Decathalon study guide, National Science Olympiad
study guide
- 3 additional citations in PsiGate, an on-line, peer-reviewed
reference site for the physical sciences
- Continue to disseminate printed material (posters, lithos, etc.) to
educators, workshops, astronomy events
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CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY
Education Activities
- Presented invited talk at special Great Observatories education session
organized by Jay Pasachoff at Jan. AAS
- Teacher Enrichment and Professional Educator Development Workshops
in collaboration with Wright Center for Science Education
• Held 3 workshops for 70 educators, June-July 2003
• Holding 3 workshops June 23-July 2, 2004
- Education Presentations
• Scientists & EPO staff
 Chandra Workshops: Martin Elvis, Janet Mattei, Terry Matilsky,
Kim Kowal, April Hobart
 Other: 12 school presentations
• Chandra Educator and Resource Agents

48 talks and presentations including regional and national
NSTA meetings, national AAPT meetings, Arizona, North Dakota,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maine state science teacher
meetings, Astronomy Day and Space Day events, National Science
Olympiad student and coaches clinics
- NASA Product Review
• 3 formal education products submitted for review in 2003 - all accepted and
recommended for NASA distribution. Submitted three more this year.
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CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY
Cycle 6 Supplemental EPO Grants
- CfP has been posted
- EPO Proposal Deadline is Sept. 10, 2004
- Have abandoned RPS system. Developed screen fillable forms.
- New option is "Team" proposals. Same idea as Institutional
proposals except can involve multiple institutions
- Criteria revised to track with new NASA evaluation guidelines
- Peer review scheduled for Oct. 20-22, 2004
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