NASA X-ray Telescopes Reveal the "Bones" of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand - NASA
In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays and used them to image the bones in his wife’s hand, kicking off a revolutionary diagnostic tool for medicine. Now two of NASA’s X-ray space telesco...
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- chandra x-ray observatory
- ixpe (imaging x-ray polarimetry explorer)
- marshall space flight center
- the universe
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In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays and used them to image the bones in his wife’s hand, kicking off a revolutionary diagnostic tool for medicine. Now two of NASA’s X-ray space telescopes have combined their imaging powers to unveil the magnetic field “bones” of a remarkable hand-shaped structure in space. Together, these telescopes reveal the […]