Painting an X-ray Rainbow: The XRISM Space Mission

XRISM, led by JAXA, aims to create an X-ray spectrum of the universe.

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Resolve provides novel insights into cosmic phenomena like black holes and galactic clusters.

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Resolve will offer unprecedented insights into some of the universe's most enigmatic phenomena such as black holes, galactic clusters, and remnants of stellar cataclysms.

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Resolve processes vast amounts of X-ray hits to discern high-resolution cosmic spectra.

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Resolve scatters X-rays with energies ranging from 400 to 12,000 electron volts.

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The spectra XRISM captures will be unmatched in detail for the phenomena we’ll witness.

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Xtend boasts one of the largest fields of view of any X-ray imaging satellite to date, covering an area roughly 60% larger than the full Moon's apparent size.

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XRISM is an international collaboration involving JAXA, NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency.

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