Scientists find 2 million active black holes, exploding stars and more, nearly doubling our view of the high-energy universe
Astronomers have released a new catalog containing nearly 2 million X-ray sources, effectively doubling the known high-energy universe. The data from the eROSITA telescope will allow researchers to study the evolution of supermassive black holes and galaxy clusters.
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This massive dataset provides a foundational resource for understanding the formation and growth of the largest structures in the universe.
Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known cosmic X-ray sources.
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Click for next article This view of the western X-ray sky from eROSITA shows tons of cosmic X-ray sources in different energy bands. (Image credit: MPE, J. Sanders) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known cosmic X-ray sources, offering the most comprehensive public view yet of the universe's hottest and most energetic objects.
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