AXIS is the next-gen X-ray telescope that revolutionizes the study of SMBHs and other X-ray emitters...greatly expanding our grasp of how the Universe works.
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@NASA has selected the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite mission @AXISprobe, co-led by @mcgillu Professor Darryl Haggard, to advance to the next stage of its $1 billion space probe competition. @CITA_ICAT National Fellow @lmallick_astro is part of the research team.
McGill University: Advanced X-Ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Mission Is One of Two Finalists in NASA Selection Process mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/…
AXIS X-ray Probe retweeted
McGill University: Advanced X-Ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Mission Is One of Two Finalists in NASA Selection Process mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/…
AXIS X-ray Probe retweeted
NASA plans to launch a new $1 billion space probe in 2032—and @UMDAstronomy faculty members are leading the charge.
Today, @NASA selected two #UMD-led proposals to move forward in the mission selection process. go.umd.edu/probes
ALT Renderings of AXIS (left) and PRIMA (right)
AXIS X-ray Probe retweeted
I'm giving the AXIS Seminar tomorrow! Come listen to how we can study the hot ICM at high redshift. Our current state of the art gets us pretty far - AXIS will push us even further.
#AXISTheXrayUniverse
Join us tomorrow August 2 at 12 PM Eastern for our monthly AXIS science seminar!
Our speakers:
Michela Negro (@MicMic19690) : Magnetars fireworks in the Time Domain and Multimessenger universe
&
Anthony Flores (@astro_anthonyf): The Next Generation of High-z Cluster Studies
AXIS X-ray Probe retweeted
And, of course, AXIS will be a real dual AGN hunter! :) @AXISprobe – at Miami, FL
AXIS X-ray Probe retweeted
LIVE NOW! Tune in with us to watch @JAXA_en launch the XRISM telescope from Tanegashima Space Center: youtu.be/Ej4ZMp4a2xw
In about 30 minutes, tune into @JAXA_en’s live broadcast of the XRISM launch. This new X-ray telescope is headed to space to help us study exploding stars, black holes, and more.
Launch coverage begins around 7:10 p.m. ET on JAXA's YouTube: youtu.be/Ej4ZMp4a2xw
ALT This illustration depicts JAXA’s XRISM spacecraft in orbit above Earth. The satellite is roughly cylindrical and wrapped in crinkled gold material. One end of XRISM features several small circular openings. Shiny, black solar panels extend horizontally from the top of the spacecraft with three segments on each side. The blue-toned space behind XRISM is filled with countless stars and the wispy, glowing plane of the Milky Way. The image is watermarked with “Artist’s concept” and “Credit: JAXA.”
AXIS X-ray Probe retweeted
Welcome back, @chrissreynolds1! An astrophysicist and #BlackHole expert, Chris worked at #UMD from 2001 to 2017.
This month, he reprises his roles as @UMDAstronomy professor and Joint Space-Science Institute director. Read about his @NASAGoddard research: go.umd.edu/creynolds
ALT Chris Reynolds headshot
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Congratulations on this great press release, Mike Koss, who is the @AXISprobe Associate PI for Science.
Very cool discovery of the closest separation dual AGN to date!
This system is very nearby, but AXIS will find these systems over cosmic time! #AAS241
