Tag Archive for 'NuSTAR'

Supermassive black holes at the cores of galaxies blast radiation and ultra-fast winds outward, as illustrated in this artist's conception, based on an image of the Pinwheel galaxy from Hubble. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

NuSTAR and XMM-Newton Space Telescopes Capture Ultra-Fast Black Hole Winds

Feb 23, 2015 by News Staff

Using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) X-ray telescopes, astronomers have discovered that the super-fast...

X-rays stream off the Sun in this image. The NuSTAR data, seen in green and blue, reveal solar high-energy emission (green shows energies between 2 and 3 kiloelectron volts, and blue shows energies between 3 and 5 kiloelectron volts). The high-energy X-rays come from gas heated to above 3 million degrees. The red channel represents UV light captured by SDO at wavelengths of 171 angstroms, and shows the presence of lower-temperature material in the solar atmosphere at 1 million degrees. This image shows that some of the hotter emission tracked by NuSTAR is coming from different locations in the active regions and the coronal loops than the cooler emission shown in the SDO image. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / GSFC.

NASA’s NuSTAR Spacecraft Captures its First Image of Sun

Dec 23, 2014 by News Staff

NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) spacecraft – a $180 million black-hole hunter – has obtained its first picture...

A rare and mighty pulsar (magenta) can be seen at the center of Messier 82 in this image. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SAO / NOAO.

Messier 82 Galaxy Harbors Mysterious, Extremely Bright Pulsar

Oct 9, 2014 by News Staff

An international team of astronomers, led Dr Matteo Bachetti of the University of Toulouse in France, has detected what they say is the most powerful pulsar...

This image shows Cassiopeia A, a remnant that blew up as a supernova more than 11,000 years ago, leaving a dense stellar corpse and its ejected remains. Image credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Cassiopeia A: Astronomers Peer into Heart of Supernova

Feb 20, 2014 by News Staff

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has revealed how stars blow up in supernova explosions. This...

This image shows a pulsar wind nebula known as the 'Hand of God.' Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / McGill.

‘Hand of God’: NuSTAR Sees Mysterious Stellar Object in X-Rays

Jan 16, 2014 by News Staff

Astronomers using NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) have captured a stunning image of a stellar structure known as the ‘Hand...