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X-Ray Telescopes Could Study Exoplanets Too
Exoplanets are often discovered using the transit method (over three quarters of those discovered have been found this way.) The…
4 months ago
Ariane 6 Fires its Engines, Simulating a Flight to Space
The ESA recently conducted a test fire of its next-generation Ariane 6 rocket, a dress rehearsal for its first test…
1 year ago
ESA Has a Difficult Choice: Study Mars, Earth's Magnetosphere, or Gamma-Ray Bursts
The ESA Science Programme has narrowed down the possibilities for its next M-class mission to three concepts.
1 year ago
A Black Hole Emitted a Flare Away From us, but its Intense Gravity Redirected the Blast Back in our Direction
Using the XMM-Newton and NuSTAR X-ray telescopes, an international team of scientists were able to see light coming from behind…
3 years ago