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stejules rated 6 months ago
From the page: "You probably know X-rays from the doctorâ€s office, where the high-energy radiation helps create snapshots of bones. This artistâ€s impression of a broad absorption line quasar shows material spewing out along the polar axes. Far out in the depths of space, scientists have...

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stejules rated 6 months ago
From the page: "You probably know X-rays from the doctorâ€s office, where the high-energy radiation helps create snapshots of bones. This artistâ€s impression of a broad absorption line quasar shows material spewing out along the polar axes. Far out in the depths of space, scientists have discovered a rare type of quasar emitting more X-rays than previously thought possible. The XMM-Newton, the biggest science satellite constructed in Europe, has recently given new insight into these mysterious phenomena."