XMM-Newton

Andromeda’s First Spinning Neutron Star Found

Astronomers combing through data from the ESA's XMM Newton telescope have found the Andromeda Galaxy's first spinning neutron star.

8 years ago

Winds of Supermassive Black Holes Can Shape Galaxy-Wide Star Formation

The combined observations from two generations of X-Ray space telescopes have now revealed a more complete picture of the nature of…

9 years ago

Intriguing X-Ray Signal Might be Dark Matter Candidate

Could a strange X-ray signal coming from the Perseus galaxy cluster be a hint of the elusive dark matter in…

10 years ago

A Cosmic Intruder Grabbed Hot Gas From This Galaxy Group

So galaxy group NGC 5044 was just sitting quietly by itself a few million years ago when galaxy NGC 5054 decided…

10 years ago

Super-fast Duo: Black Hole and Star Break Speed Records

A group of telescopes and astronomers have worked together to help identify a star and a black hole that orbit…

11 years ago

NuSTAR Puts New Spin On Supermassive Black Holes

Checking out the spin rate on a supermassive black hole is a great way for astronomers to test Einstein's theory…

11 years ago

What Happens When the Winds of Giant Stars Collide?

XMM-Newton observation of the core of the very massive cluster Cyg OB2 located in the constellation of Cygnus, 4700 light-years…

11 years ago

Young Star Cluster In Disintegrated Galaxy Reveals First-Ever Intermediate Mass Black Hole

[/caption] Score another first for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope! Along with observations taken with the Swift X-ray telescope, a team…

12 years ago

The Eagle Nebula as You’ve Never Seen it Before

[/caption] Here's a stunning new look deep inside the iconic "Pillars of Creation." As opposed to the famous Hubble Space…

12 years ago

X-rays Unwrap a Poky Little Pulsar

[/caption] For the first time astronomers have located a pulsar – the super-dense, spinning remains of a star – nestled…

12 years ago