An illustration of XRISM, a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite with contributions from NASA and ESA. Credit: NASA NEW ORLEANS — A Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite, with contributions from NASA and ...

Scientists in Japan have developed a high-resolution X-ray telescope sharp enough to distinguish an object just 3.5 mm wide from one kilometer away, by combining precision mirror-making technology ...

X-ray astronomy has transformed our understanding of the Milky Way by revealing the high-energy processes that are invisible at optical wavelengths. Observations from orbiting telescopes capture ...

Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) pixel sensors represent a pivotal technological advance in X‐ray astronomy, integrating a high-resistivity sensor layer with advanced CMOS circuitry on a single chip. This ...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory, one of four great space telescopes NASA launched in the 1990s, revolutionized our understanding of the universe from the moment it first began recording X-rays ‒ the ...

All space missions come to an end. Some die quietly of old age, running out of fuel or power. Some go in a blaze of glory, plunging into an atmosphere and burning up, sending back data to the last.

With Chandra's fate uncertain, XRISM carries the hopes of X-ray astronomers across the globe — but a technical issue is holding it back from achieving its full potential. When you purchase through ...

LOS ANGELES -- A glowing supernova remnant, a nebula shaped like a cat's paw and the iconic "Pillars of Creation" are just a few of the celestial objects that shine in 25 never-before-seen images ...

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XRISM’s Xtend camera captures the first X-ray image of an interstellar object The breakthrough in high energy imaging comes from XRISM, a joint X-ray astronomy mission whose wide field Xtend telescope ...

Mission Highlight: SMILE The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are targeting tonight, ...