Very Cold Detectors Reveal the Very Hot Universe and Kick Off a New Era in X-ray Astronomy https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/technology-highlights/very-cold-detectors-reveal-the-very-hot-universe-and-kick-off-a-new-era-in-x-ray-astronomy/ #NASA #Astrophysics #AstrophysicsDivision #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #ScienceEnablingTechnology #TechnologyHighlights #TheUniverse #XRISMXRayImagingAndSpectroscopyMission
Very Cold Detectors Reveal the Very Hot Universe and Kick Off a New Era in X-ray Astronomy - NASA Science
X-rays are radiated by matter hotter than one million Kelvin, and high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy can tell us about the composition of the matter and how fast and in what direction it is moving.science.nasa.gov