For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

A powerful satellite called XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) is set to provide astronomers with a revolutionary look at the X-ray sky. “Some of the things we hope to study with XRISM ...

Amid all the buzz, all stargazing assets of space agencies like NASA, ESA, JAXA, ISRO and others are now glued onto the exocomet. Its closest flyby to Earth is on December 19, when 3I/ATLAS will be ...

A rare interstellar comet has been caught in X-rays by two space telescopes, revealing how its gases interact with charged ...

NASA and JAXA’s XRISM mission detected chlorine and potassium in Cassiopeia A, revealing how supernovae forge life-essential ...

The eagerly anticipated XRISM spacecraft, born from the partnership between JAXA and NASA, readies itself for an extraordinary mission. XRISM is poised to capture an expansive spectrum of X-rays, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Less than a year after Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission launched to space, the ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside stars, far removed from the calm conditions required for life itself. The ...

Brian Williams, NASA's project scientist for the XRISM mission at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, described how XRISM's Resolve instrument meticulously examined the region surrounding the ...

XRISM’s Resolve instrument captured data from supernova remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud to create the most detailed X-ray spectrum of the object ever made. The spectrum reveals peaks ...

According to the Harvard scientist, Avi Loeb, the comet, 31/ATLAS, may very well be a serial killer, but this seems to be ...

Supernova remnant N132D lies in the central portion of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 160,000 light-years away. XRISM’s Xtend captured the remnant in X-rays, displayed in the inset.