The Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory has captured the most detailed portrait yet of gases flowing within Cygnus X-3, one of the most studied sources in the X-ray sky. Cygnus X-3 is a binary that pairs a rare type of high-mass star with a compact companion — likely a black hole. “The […]
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Black Holes, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research, Goddard Space Flight Center, Stars, Stellar-mass Black Holes, The Universe, X-ray Binaries, XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission)
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November 25, 2024
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