XMM-Newton
X-rays Unwrap a Poky Little Pulsar
[/caption] For the first time astronomers have located a pulsar – the super-dense, spinning remains of a star – nestled…
Space Telescopes Provide New Look at 2,000 Year Old Supernova
[/caption] What caused a huge explosion nearly 2,000 years ago, seen by early Chinese astronomers? Scientists have long known that…
Looking Into The Eye Of A Monster – Active Galaxy Markarian 509
[/caption] "The world is a vampire, sent to drain... Secret destroyers, hold you up to the flames..." Ah, yes. It's…
Star Birth and Death in the Andromeda Galaxy
[/caption] To the naked eye, the Andromeda galaxy appears as a smudge of light in the night sky. But to…
Planck, XMM Newton Find New Galaxy Supercluster
[/caption] Scanning the sky in microwaves, the Planck mission has obtained its very first images of galaxy clusters, and found…
X-Ray Observations Find Evidence for “Missing Matter” in the Universe
[/caption] From a Chandra press release: Scientists have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton to detect a vast…
Team Finds Most-Distant Galaxy Cluster Ever Seen
[/caption] Like a location from Star Wars, this galaxy cluster is far, far away and with origins a long, long…
Dark Matter in Distant Galaxy Groups Mapped for the First Time
[/caption] Galaxy density in the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) field, with colors representing the redshift of the galaxies, ranging from…
10 Years of XMM-Newton
[/caption] XMM-Newton, the ESA's premiere space-based X-ray observatory, will celebrate 10 years of spectacular X-ray imaging of our Universe today.…
Milky Way’s Black Hole Gave Off a Burst 300 Years Ago
Our Milky Way's black hole is quiet - too quiet - some astronomers might say. But according to a team…