Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally…
Browsing: NuSTAR
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is a space-based X-ray telescope launched by NASA in June 2012. It is the first telescope capable of focusing high energy X-rays, similar to how visible light telescopes focus light, which allows it to observe and photograph objects in considerably higher detail than was previously possible with non-focusing telescopes. NuSTAR primarily investigates black holes, supernova remnants, active galactic nuclei, and other phenomena in the high-energy X-ray range (3-79 keV). It provides vital data that help astronomers understand the physics behind these high-energy events and objects, contributing significantly to our knowledge of the universe’s dynamic processes. The mission, which has significantly exceeded its initial planned duration, continues to contribute valuable observations of the extreme universe, aiding in various collaborative studies and cross-mission research with other telescopes in space and on Earth.
By combining data from NASA’s IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists have uncovered more hidden supermassive…
Michigan State University researchers have made important discoveries about the supermassive black hole at our…
Observations by NASA’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope give astronomers new clues about the brightest and most…
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has collected data showing that Ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULXs)…
These objects are more than 100 times brighter than they should be. Observations by NASA’s…
Some of the hottest spots in the Sun’s atmosphere appear in the NuSTAR telescope’s X-ray…
This small but powerful space telescope has spent a decade of observing some of the…
A design quirk in the X-ray observatory has made it possible for astronomers to use…
The planet’s auroras are known to produce low-energy X-ray light. A new study finally reveals…
Known as ultraluminous X-ray sources, the emitters are easy to spot when viewed straight on,…
What remains of the star that exploded just outside our galaxy in 1987? Debris has…
Astronomers tend to have a slightly different sense of time than the rest of us.…
Satellite images from the BRITE mission with the participation of researchers from TU Graz and…
Unprecedented observations of a nova outburst in 2018 by a trio of satellites, including two…
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled…
An international collaboration operating NASA’s NuSTAR satellite has revealed that two of the biggest stars…
A new study using data from NASA’s NuSTAR space telescope suggests that Eta Carinae, the…