Science news articles about 'xmm newton'

  • Cosmic engines surprise XMM-Newton

    XMM-Newton has been surprised by a rare type of galaxy, from which it has detected a higher number of X-rays than thought possible. The observation gives new insight into the powerful processes ...
  • XMM-Newton discovers part of the missing matter in the universe

    ... Abell 223) using the European X-ray satellite XMM-Newton. Their observations (see Fig. 1) ... high-sensitivity level now achieved with in-depth XMM-Newton observations makes it possible to observe the ...
  • XMM-Newton discovers the star that everyone missed

    XMM-Newton has discovered an exploding star in the Milky Way. Usually that would be important in itself, but this time there is a special twist. Calculations show that the explosion must have been ...
  • XMM-Newton’s massive discovery

    ESA’s orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has discovered the most massive cluster of galaxies seen in the distant Universe until now. The galaxy cluster is so big that there can only be a handful of ...
  • Common star draws swift attention with unprecedented flare

    ... capabilities make it ideal for also detecting and studying stellar flares. Two other X-ray observatories, Chandra and XMM-Newton, have studied EV Lacertae and other stars like it, ...
  • Magnetar spreads mysterious Morse code

    ... magnetic star, a magnetar, emits the pulses as very high energy X-rays. The astronomers made their observations using the ESA space telescopes INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton and the NASA satellite RXTE...
  • Detective astronomers unearth hidden celestial gem

    ESA’s orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has re-discovered an ignored celestial gem. The object in question is one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a ...
  • Scientists find black hole 'missing link'

    ... is swallowed completely and is lost forever. Using Europe's powerful X-ray satellite, XMM-Newton, they found that X-rays are being emitted as a regular signal from the super-massive black hole. The ...
  • Born from the wind -- unique multi-wavelength portrait of star birth

    ... X-ray light from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT) and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope, respectively. The NTT ...

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