NASA rocket using 'astronomical forensics' will study exploded star

A NASA-funded sounding rocket mission will observe the remnants of an exploded star, uncovering new details about the eruption event while testing X-ray detector technologies for future missions. The High-Resolution Microcalorimeter X-ray Imaging (Micro-X) experiment will launch Aug. 21 from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.


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Source: Phys.org