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NASA’s IXPE solves mystery behind blazar X-ray emission
BL Lacertae is a blazar—a kind of galaxy with a supermassive black hole and high-energy jets pointing toward Earth.
NASA's NICER maps debris from recurring cosmic crashes
Astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA's NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions.
NASA solves Black Hole Jet mystery with IXPE: Compton scattering confirmed as X-Ray source
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has solved a long-standing cosmic mystery about how X-rays are generated in ...
Every 4.5 Days, This Black Hole Unleashes Explosive X-Ray Blasts – NASA Finally Explains Why
Astronomers are unraveling the mystery behind Ansky, a black hole system emitting powerful, repeating X-ray bursts called ...
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James Webb Space Telescope captures ghostly images of clouds on Saturn's largest moon Titan
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, capturing the first evidence of ...
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NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras At Mars
On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ...
Jupiter's auroras put Earth's to shame. NASA's Webb just got a stunning look at them
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that auroras on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter ...
Lights on Mars! NASA rover photographs visible auroras on Red Planet for the first time
NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a photo of green auroras shining in the Martian sky for the first time. The alien ...