eROSITA X-ray Telescope Reveals X-ray image of Half the Universe

February 02, 2024 1:46 PM EST Dr. Swapnil Surwase

Astronomers released data captured by eROSITA X-ray Telescope, X-ray image has half of the universe.

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This released X-ray image contain half of the universe and this will provide valuable data of mysterious space.

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Scientists said this X-ray image reveals over 900,000 celestial objects like stars, galaxies and blackholes.

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It also shows over 70,000 supermassive blackholes, a unknown bridge of gas that connect distant galaxies.

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Captured X-ray image is taken under eROSITA All Sky Suvey. With survey period of 6 months from December 2019 to June 2020.

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X-ray image contain high x-ray radiation, which are high energy electromagnetic radiation invisible to naked eye.

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High energy electromagnetic radiation are coming from hot gas, found in the massive galaxy clusters, remnants of supernova explosion.

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Alongwith these discoveries, one filament or connection of hot gas spread over 42 million light years, 400 times longer the milky way length.

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Mission manager said that, in past 6 months they find more sources than XMM-Newton and Chandra telescope in their 25 years journey.

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It also detects more than 170 million X-ray photons, this mission is manage by Max Planck Society in Germany.

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