Hacker News with Generative AI: X-ray Astronomy

A visual feast of galaxies, from infrared to X-ray (esa.int)
On the left, the new Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features an astounding number of galaxies. On the right, as a blue glow, we see also the X-ray light coming from the blazing hot gas that fills the space between the galaxies.
Astronomy, Space Telescopes, Space Exploration, Infrared Astronomy, X-ray Astronomy
78 points by giuliomagnifico 7 days ago | 3 comments
Einstein Probe detects puzzling cosmic explosion (esa.int)
Einstein Probe has opened a new window onto the distant X-ray Universe, promising us new views of the most faraway explosions in the cosmos. Less than three months after it launched, the spacecraft already discovered a puzzling blast of X-rays that could require us to change the way we explain the extraordinary explosions known as gamma-ray bursts.
Space Exploration, Astronomy, Gamma-Ray Bursts, X-ray Astronomy
13 points by rntn 103 days ago | 0 comments