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X-Ray Astronomy Summary
790 words, approx. 3 pages X-ray astronomy is a product of the space age, and is one of the fastest-growing fields of astronomy. It involves not only X-ray stars, but galaxies, pulsars, quasars, and black holes as well. X-rays had been discovered quite by accident in 1895 by...
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X-ray astronomy Information
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 X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy, which deals with the study of X-ray emission from celestial objects. X-ray radiation is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, so instruments to observe X-rays must be taken to high altitude, in the...



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Clues to Astronomical Mysteries.(x-ray astronomy)(Brief Article)
06/01/2000: 511 words, approx. 2 pages In an inconspicuous, flat-roofed building, a machine that creates temperatures rivaling those of the sun is helping physicists examine up-close what happens to iron in black holes and neutron stars. Tests are being conducted by researchers from the Department of Energy's Livermore and Sandia...
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U. Hawaii astronomy team look back in time using X-ray backgrounds
03/10/2000: 706 words, approx. 2 pages University Wire 03-10-2000 (Ka Leo O Hawaii) (U-WIRE) HONOLULU -- Using Mauna Kea, Hubble telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory data, Amy Barger, University of Hawaii astronomer, helped solve a universal mystery. A team of astronomers, which included fellow UH Institute for Astronomy astronomer Lennox...


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