Watching the power of supermassive black holes with X-ray interferometers
X-ray astronomy is a somewhat neglected corner of the more general field of astronomy. The biggest names in telescopes, like ...
Researchers capture first laser-driven, high-resolution CT scans of dense objects
A research team led by Colorado State University has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists ...
Space.com1mon
Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists
A mysterious, one-off flash of energy from an unknown object outside the Milky Way has ... scouring decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory when it spotted a powerful (but brief ...
University of Manchester10mon
New X-ray vision can reveal internal structure of objects
Scientists have developed a new kind of ‘X-ray vision’ that is able to peer inside an object and map the three-dimensional distribution of its nano-properties in real time. University of Manchester ...
Phys.org20d
X-ray signal from Helix Nebula points to planet destroyed by white dwarf
"We think this X-ray signal could be from planetary debris ... These three white dwarfs may constitute a new class of variable, or changing, object. "It's important to find more of these systems ...
Science Daily4d
Researchers capture first laser-driven, high-resolution CT scans of dense objects
A research team has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists have captured high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object -- a gas turbine blade ...