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Suzaku Finds "Fossil" Fireballs from Supernovae
Studies of two supernova remnants using the Japan-U.S. Suzaku observatory have revealed never-before-seen embers of the high-temperature fireballs that followed the explosions.

Release Date: 12/30/2009
Suzaku Catches Retreat of a Black Hole's Disk
Studies of one of the galaxy's most active black-hole binaries reveal a dramatic change that will help scientists better understand how these systems expel fast-moving particle jets.

Release Date: 12/10/2009
Suzaku Spies Treasure Trove of Intergalactic Metal
Astronomers used the Suzaku orbiting X-ray observatory to discover the largest known reservoir of rare metals in the universe.

Release Date: 12/02/2009
Fermi Telescope Peers Deep into Microquasar
The Fermi Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic binary system known as Cygnus X-3.

Release Date: 11/26/2009
Swift XMM-Newton Satellites Tune Into a Middleweight Black Hole
Astronomers have long studied lightweight and heavyweight black holes, but evidence for black holes with intermediate masses has been much harder to come by.

Release Date: 11/10/2009
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Overview

The X-ray Astrophysics Laboratory conducts investigations of a broad range of astronomical systems through detection and analysis of their X-ray emission and other radiation they emit. Objects studied range from nearby solar system objects to cosmological structures. Researchers at the Laboratory investigate the physics of extreme environments?such as those near the event horizons of black holes?and the evolution of stars, galaxies, and large-scale structures.

The Laboratory is the preeminent developer of state-of-the-art X-ray astronomical detectors and optical systems for performing precise spectroscopy, polarimetry, timing, and imaging. These instruments have been employed in numerous suborbital applications (sounding rockets and balloons) and orbiting observatories.

Read a history of X-ray astronomy at Goddard.

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