The European Space Agency's X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 3 December for around 20 hours. During that time, the comet was about 282–285 million km from the ...

Astronomers have mapped out half the universe in X-ray light, using a space telescope called eROSITA. The new map, which contains almost a million X-ray sources, is the basis of dozens of new ...

The third known interstellar comet to visit our solar system has just done something no one had seen before: it lit up in ...

A series of five new images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory show the beauty of space as seen in the X-ray wavelength. Data from Chandra has been combined with data from other telescopes ...

Most telescopes capture comets in visible light, but XMM-Newton deployed its high-sensitivity EPIC-pn camera for a 20-hour ...

LEMONT, Ill--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new era of science at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) is ready to begin. On June 17, 2024, the facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National ...

While NASA's James Webb Telescope and other instruments have already spotted abundant water vapor, carbon monoxide and carbon ...

These Chandra images reveal how stars end their life in majesty Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The supernova that resulted in the creation of SNR 0509-67.5 occurred nearly 400 years ago for ...

Tightly focused XFEL pulses are directed at a sample made of copper or manganese. Any X-ray photons that the sample emits in the same forward direction as the input pulse hit a piece of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of the world’s most powerful lasers can soon begin peering ...

With the help of the world's most powerful X-ray laser, a research team has achieved an important breakthrough: Using the example of the pharmaceutically active substance 2-thiouracil, they applied a ...