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Astronomers have spotted something strange: a mysterious object that keeps emitting dual X-ray and radio wave pulses every 44 minutes.

Scientists Spot Mysterious Object in Our Galaxy Pulsing Every 44 Minutes

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is proposing to wind down its Chandra X-ray Observatory. And astronomers are pissed.

Astronomers Furious at Plan to Shut Down NASA Space Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

By using X-rays, scientists can more precisely detect and measure atoms in ways that other imaging techniques can't on their own.

Science & Energy

Scientists Just X-Rayed a Single Atom

By Frank Landymore

In a spine-tingling bit of fictional horror, a pair of X-ray technicians discover that their patient has no skeleton — and secrets even scarier, too.

In Horrifying Short Story, X-Ray Discovers Patient Has No Skeleton

By Noor Al-Sibai

Roscosmos is reportedly trying to gain control over a German telescope currently orbiting the Earth almost a million miles away.

Russia Reportedly Trying to Hijack Space Telescope Currently Orbiting Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Using the NASA’s NuSTAR space observatory, scientists observed a blast of high-frequency X-rays emanating from Jupiter.

NASA Spots High Energy X-Rays Coming from Jupiter

By Victor Tangermann

Uranus is giving off X-rays, according to a new study. Now scientists need to take a closer look and figure out what's actually causing them.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover X-Rays Blasting Out of Uranus

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study, high-energy X-ray emissions around a group of neutron stars may be caused by axions, one of the top candidates for dark matter.

Science & Energy

Distant Neutron Stars May Offer Clue About the Truth of Dark Matter

By Victor Tangermann

A telescope called eROSITA on board the Spektr-RG space observatory has captured breathtaking X-ray observations of the entire sky.

Science & Energy

This X-Ray Map of the Entire Sky Is a Psychedelic Dreamworld

By Victor Tangermann

The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner

The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Have Learned Why Neutron Stars Shine So Bright

Scientists Have Learned Why Neutron Stars Shine So Bright

Researchers Have Created a New Camera Capable of Seeing Through the Human Body

Health & Medicine

Researchers Have Created a New Camera Capable of Seeing Through the Human Body

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From Quarks to Quasars

This Is What the X-Rays Coming From Pluto Tell Us

By Jelor Gallego