Behold the solar system in all its X-ray glory

Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground radiation from the cosmic X-ray sky of the Western Galactic Hemisphere. Credit: K. Dennerl (MPE)

The universe looks very impressive when visualized with an X-ray machine. More importantly, X-ray images provide important scientific insights by revealing features of the universe that cannot be observed in visible light. The same is true for our solar system, but this has been difficult because of the challenge of separating local emissions from the … Read more