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Japan's XRISM observatory, launching on August 25, will provide deep insights into the universe's extreme thermal places using ultra-cold instruments, revealing the brightness and chemical composition of cosmic X-ray sources. Japan’s XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, pronounced “cris
Japan's X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) observatory is poised to explore some of the universe's hottest places.
Engineers and scientists have shipped NASA's ComPair instrument to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, ahead of its scheduled August flight early in NASA's 2023 fall balloon campaign. ComPair's goal is to test new technologies for studying gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light. It was assembled and tested at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "The gamma-ray energy range we're targeting with ComPair isn't well covered by current observatories," said Carolyn Kierans, the
Holland Symphony Orchestra presents a space-themed concert set to images of the sun and galaxies captured by NASA missions and a talkback with NASA reps after the show.