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XMM-Newton sees light echo from behind a black hole
For the first time, astronomers have singled out light coming from behind a black hole, enabling them to study the processes on its far side.
July 28, 2021
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The mystery of what causes Jupiter’s X-ray auroras is solved
The 40-year-old mystery of what causes Jupiter’s X-ray auroras has been solved. For the first time, astronomers have seen the entire mechanism at work – and it could be a process...
July 9, 2021
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XMM-Newton spies youngest baby pulsar ever discovered
An observation campaign led by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory reveals the youngest pulsar ever seen that is also a ‘magnetar’, sporting a magnetic field some 70 quadrillion...
June 17, 2020