SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged X-rays Scattered X-rays from space: Turning noise into signal NuSTAR sees X-rays from astronomical objects it's not pointed at, so, bonus. By Phil Plait | 1 month ago X-ray signals from pulsars could soon guide autonomous spacecraft through the void Pulsars spew out serious X-rays as they spin at breakneck speeds. By Elizabeth Rayne | 1 month ago X-rays glow from blast waves as colliding neutron stars create a kilonova I love every word in that headline. By Phil Plait | 3 months ago X-rays probe food at a molecular level to make future snacks even more tasty We want Brussels sprouts that taste like chocolate, please and thank you. By Cassidy Ward | 4 months ago Warped black hole is totally gnarly, and so is what messed it up An X-ray transient that was one of the brightest such objects ever observed came out of a warped black hole. By Elizabeth Rayne | 7 months ago Incredible image: Gorgeous magnetic chaos in the galactic center By Phil Plait | 1 year ago A huge cloud of expanding supernova debris was found hidden in plain sight By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Are neutron stars blasting out dark matter? By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Our galaxy is blowing *enormous* hot bubbles into space and no one knows why By Phil Plait | 1 year ago How do supermassive black holes launch powerful jets of matter? With hot gas and magnetism. By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Load More
Scattered X-rays from space: Turning noise into signal NuSTAR sees X-rays from astronomical objects it's not pointed at, so, bonus. By Phil Plait | 1 month ago
X-ray signals from pulsars could soon guide autonomous spacecraft through the void Pulsars spew out serious X-rays as they spin at breakneck speeds. By Elizabeth Rayne | 1 month ago
X-rays glow from blast waves as colliding neutron stars create a kilonova I love every word in that headline. By Phil Plait | 3 months ago
X-rays probe food at a molecular level to make future snacks even more tasty We want Brussels sprouts that taste like chocolate, please and thank you. By Cassidy Ward | 4 months ago
Warped black hole is totally gnarly, and so is what messed it up An X-ray transient that was one of the brightest such objects ever observed came out of a warped black hole. By Elizabeth Rayne | 7 months ago
A huge cloud of expanding supernova debris was found hidden in plain sight By Phil Plait | 1 year ago
Our galaxy is blowing *enormous* hot bubbles into space and no one knows why By Phil Plait | 1 year ago
How do supermassive black holes launch powerful jets of matter? With hot gas and magnetism. By Phil Plait | 1 year ago