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List of X-ray space telescopes

Index List of X-ray space telescopes

List of X-ray space telescopes is a listing of "telescopes" in outer space that can observe X-ray wavelengths. [1]

7 relations: Calorimetric Electron Telescope, Hitomi (satellite), Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, X-ray astronomy, X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission, X-ray astronomy satellite, X-ray telescope.

Calorimetric Electron Telescope

The CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) is a space telescope being mainly used to perform high precision observations of electrons and gamma rays.

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Hitomi (satellite)

, also known as ASTRO-H and New X-ray Telescope (NeXT), was an X-ray astronomy satellite commissioned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for studying extremely energetic processes in the Universe.

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Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a future space observatory with three identical telescopes designed to measure the polarization of cosmic X-rays.

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X-ray astronomy

X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical objects.

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X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission

The X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (XARM, pronounced "charm")According to Paul Hertz, director of NASA's astrophysics division, this is because the project "does need some luck" is an X-ray astronomy satellite project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to provide breakthroughs in the study of structure formation of the universe, outflows from galaxy nuclei, and dark matter.

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X-ray astronomy satellite

An X-ray astronomy satellite studies X-ray emissions from celestial objects, as part of a branch of space science known as X-ray astronomy.

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X-ray telescope

An X-ray telescope (XRT) is a telescope that is designed to observe remote objects in the X-ray spectrum.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_X-ray_space_telescopes

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