Einstein Probe News Today

A Chinese/European joint X-ray telescope mission is allowing humans to see the universe in widescreen — like a lobster.

Flaring stars, black hole outbursts and gamma-rays are just some of the cosmic exotica that Einstein Probe will hunt for.

Flaring stars, black hole outbursts and gamma-rays are just some of the cosmic exotica that Einstein Probe will hunt for.

Einstein Probe, which is the new Chinese–European X-ray mission, has revealed its first widescreen views of the universe.

Einstein Probe, which is the new Chinese–European X-ray mission, has revealed its first widescreen views of the universe.

This photo shows a view captured by a Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) directed at the center of the Milky Way for around 40,000 seconds.9 this year, commissioning tests have been conducted, confirming the functionality and performance of the EP satellite and its scientific instruments.　　During its commissioning phase, EP has detected 17 X-ray transients and 127 stellar flares.

China's Einstein Probe (EP) astronomical satellite, sent into space in January this year, has captured its first in-orbit detection images, which were presented at a parallel forum of the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Saturday.

Buoyed by successes at the Moon and Mars, China is embarking on a science and exploration program of staggering scale.

Buoyed by successes at the Moon and Mars, China is embarking on a science and exploration program of staggering scale.

CAS Space, Beijing's rocket maker linked to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, prepares for the Kinetic-2 rocket launch in August 2025, emphasizing reusability and strategic space exploration goals.