There's an old trope in science fiction about someone suddenly getting X-ray vision and looking through solid objects. It turns…
Any astronomical instrument dubbed “Lobster Eyes” is bound to grab attention. It’s actually unlike scientists to give anything creative names,…
XRISM, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, is a joint NASA/JAXA mission led by JAXA. The X-ray space telescope began…
Pulsars are extreme objects. They're what's left over when a massive star collapses on itself and explodes as a supernova.…
At the extreme end of astrophysics, there are all sorts of phenomena that seem to be counter-intuitive. For example, how…
An international team of astronomers has created the most accurate map to date of the Crab Nebula's magnetic field, revealing…
Black holes swallow everything—including light—which explains why we can't see them. But we can observe their immediate surroundings and learn…
Black holes are confounding objects that stretch physics to its limits. The most massive ones lurk in the centers of…
Life and supernovae don't mix. From a distance, supernovae explosions are fascinating. A star more massive than our Sun runs…
A Chandra X-ray Observatory view of the supermassive black hole at the heart of quasar H1821+643. Courtesy NASA/CXC/Univ. of Cambridge/J.…