Chandra data reveal 84 hypersoft X-ray sources
NASA reports that Chandra researchers found 84 hypersoft X-ray sources in six galaxies.
Researchers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory found 84 hypersoft X-ray sources in six galaxies. NASA says the objects emit unusually low-energy X-rays and likely intense ultraviolet radiation. NASA says the class may help explain questions around Type Ia supernovae and ionized gas between stars. Newswise reports that the work is featured in a paper published in Nature Astronomy.