After surveying more than 200 stars in various stages of formation, ESA’s XMM-Newton X-Ray Observatory has revealed a dramatically different picture than what astronomers were predicting. Specifically, the observatory helped show how streams of matter fall down onto the stars’ magnetic atmosphere, cooling the atmosphere, and absorbing X-rays. XMM-Newton targeted new star formation in the … Continue reading XMM-Newton Analyzes a Huge Collection of Newly Forming Stars