X-ray telescope to focus on hottest regions of black holes, supernovas
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 09:02
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) -- NASA is scheduled to launch an orbiting X-ray satellite on Wednesday, June 13, that will open a new window on the universe, allowing scientists to probe the roiling edges of black holes, the turbulent outflow from exploding stars, and the smallest, most frequent flares on the sun.