Title |
Date |
Reflections of Sco X-1 |
![Single bounce reflections of Sco X-1 off XMM Newton mirror shells Single bounce reflections of Sco X-1 off XMM Newton mirror shells](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/ScoX1_xmm_small.jpg) |
June 10, 2024 |
Fixing a Hole |
![The NICER patchk it The NICER patchk it](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nicer_patchkit_small.jpg) |
May 27, 2024 |
BurstCube |
![BurstCube flight configuration BurstCube flight configuration](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/burstcube_small.jpg) |
April 22, 2024 |
NICER: Watching in the Night |
![22 months of X-ray data recorded by NICER during its nighttime slew 22 months of X-ray data recorded by NICER during its nighttime slew](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nicer_nightslews_small.jpg) |
February 19, 2024 |
Watcher of the Skies |
![Artist illustration of the Einstein Probe Artist illustration of the Einstein Probe](/Images/objects/heapow/technology//einsteinprobe_small.jpg) |
January 15, 2024 |
NewAthena. Now. |
![ESA's Athena Concept ESA's Athena Concept](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/athena_small.jpg) |
November 13, 2023 |
The Launch of XRISM |
![The XRISM spacecraft undergoing final testing in May 2023 at Tsukuba Space Center, Japan. The XRISM spacecraft undergoing final testing in May 2023 at Tsukuba Space Center, Japan.](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xrism23.jpg) |
September 11, 2023 |
A Map of Motion in Perseus |
![Hitomi observation of the Perseus cluster Hitomi observation of the Perseus cluster](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hitomi_perseus.jpg) |
September 4, 2023 |
A Final Exam for XRISM |
![The XRISM spacecraft undergoing final testing in May 2023 at Tsukuba Space Center, Japan. The XRISM spacecraft undergoing final testing in May 2023 at Tsukuba Space Center, Japan.](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xrism23.jpg) |
June 19, 2023 |
Happy 15th Anniversary to Fermi |
![The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (stained glass illustration) The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (stained glass illustration)](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/fermi15_small.jpg) |
June 12, 2023 |
The Return of RHESSI |
![Artist rendering of RHESSI Artist rendering of RHESSI](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/rhessi_small.jpg) |
April 24, 2023 |
The Launch of ASCA |
![The ASCA X-ray Observatory pre-launch testing The ASCA X-ray Observatory pre-launch testing](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/asca30_small.jpg) |
February 27, 2023 |
The First Orbiting X-ray Astronomy Facility |
![Marjorie Townsend and Bruno Rossi examine SAS-A at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Marjorie Townsend and Bruno Rossi examine SAS-A at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/uhuru_small.jpg) |
January 16, 2023 |
XRISM |
![The XRISM observatory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xrism_small.jpg) |
December 12, 2022 |
INTEGRAL at 20 |
![Artist conception of the INTEGRAL spacecraft Artist conception of the INTEGRAL spacecraft](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/integral20_small.jpg) |
November 7, 2022 |
The Copernican Revolution |
![Artistic rendering of the Copernicus Multi-wavelength Space Observatory, OAO-3 Artistic rendering of the Copernicus Multi-wavelength Space Observatory, OAO-3](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/copernicus50_small.jpg) |
October 3, 2022 |
Up and Away |
![Launching XL-Calibur Launching XL-Calibur](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xlcalibur_small.jpg) |
August 8, 2022 |
XQC XTC |
![X-ray image of the Milky Way showing. The dashed region shows the part of the Galaxy being studied by XQC X-ray image of the Milky Way showing. The dashed region shows the part of the Galaxy being studied by XQC](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xqc_small.jpg) |
July 11, 2022 |
Ten Years of High-Energy Excitement |
![10th anniversary of the launch of NuSTAR 10th anniversary of the launch of NuSTAR](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nustar10_small.jpg) |
June 20, 2022 |
IXPE First Light |
![IXPE first light false-color X-ray image of the Cas A supernova remnant IXPE first light false-color X-ray image of the Cas A supernova remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/ixpe_firstlight_small.jpg) |
February 21, 2022 |
The Shape of Things: To Come |
![Artist view of IXPE, launched 1am EST, December 9, 2021 Artist view of IXPE, launched 1am EST, December 9, 2021](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/ixpe_launch_small.jpg) |
December 13, 2021 |
Saving INTEGRAL |
![Artist illustration of a healthy INTEGRAL Artist illustration of a healthy INTEGRAL](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/integral_safehold_small.jpg) |
November 8, 2021 |
COSI |
![Artist rendering of the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) Artist rendering of the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI)](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/cosi_small.jpg) |
November 1, 2021 |
Ten Years on Ice |
![Happy tenth anniversary IceCube Happy tenth anniversary IceCube](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/icecube10_small.jpg) |
September 13, 2021 |
LISA & the Wiggling Universe |
![Artist concept of LISA Artist concept of LISA](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lisa_l3_small.jpg) |
May 31, 2021 |
Anticipating Athena |
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February 22, 2021 |
Piecing the Very High Energy Universe Together |
![Mosaic of INTEGRAL from INTEGRAL images Mosaic of INTEGRAL from INTEGRAL images](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/INTEGRAL_mosaic_small.jpg) |
November 23, 2020 |
XRISM |
![The XRISM observatory The XRISM observatory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xrism_small.jpg) |
August 3, 2020 |
Magnificent Seven |
![eROSITA first light with all 7 telescopes. Left: X-ray image of the LMC; Right: Interacting galaxies eROSITA first light with all 7 telescopes. Left: X-ray image of the LMC; Right: Interacting galaxies](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/erosita_first7_small.jpg) |
October 28, 2019 |
Looking Forward to eROSITA |
![eROSITA first X-ray science image with TM6 eROSITA first X-ray science image with TM6](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/erosita_uds_small.jpg) |
October 7, 2019 |
ChandraXX: A Ground-breaking Mirror in Space |
![Coating the HRMA mirrors at Optical Coating Laboratories, Inc. in preparation for the Chandra mission Coating the HRMA mirrors at Optical Coating Laboratories, Inc. in preparation for the Chandra mission](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hrma_chandraXX_small.jpg) |
September 30, 2019 |
Seven First Lights of ART-XC |
![ART-XC first light image Cen X-3 ART-XC first light image Cen X-3](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/artxc_firstlight_small.jpg) |
August 12, 2019 |
The Launch of SRG |
![The launch of Spektr-RG, 14:31 on 13 July 2019 The launch of Spektr-RG, 14:31 on 13 July 2019](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/srg_launch_small.jpg) |
July 15, 2019 |
Finding Your Way with X-rays |
![Early use of pulsar navigation on the Voyager Golden Record Early use of pulsar navigation on the Voyager Golden Record](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xnav_small.jpg) |
June 3, 2019 |
Seeing with Water |
![The HAWC Observatory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hawc_small.jpg) |
May 27, 2019 |
The Hard Way to View the Universe |
![Illustration of Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma, showing the eROSITA and the ART-XC instruments Illustration of Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma, showing the eROSITA and the ART-XC instruments](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/srg_small.jpg) |
April 22, 2019 |
Safe |
![The Chandra X-ray Observatory The Chandra X-ray Observatory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/safehold_chandra_small.jpg) |
October 29, 2018 |
Remembering EXOSAT |
![Illustration of EXOSAT Illustration of EXOSAT](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/exosat_35_small.jpg) |
June 25, 2018 |
Happy Anniversary to Fermi |
![The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (illustration) The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (illustration)](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/fermi_10yr_small.jpg) |
June 11, 2018 |
The Return of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer |
![The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/rxte_small.jpg) |
May 7, 2018 |
More Room in Space |
![The enhanced X-Ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission The enhanced X-Ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xtp_small.jpg) |
April 2, 2018 |
Finding Our Way through the Outer Dark |
![Illustration of NICER and an X-ray pulsar Illustration of NICER and an X-ray pulsar](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nicer-sextant_small.jpg) |
January 22, 2018 |
ISS-CREAM for the Space Station |
![Schematic of ISS-CREAM and its location on the ISS Schematic of ISS-CREAM and its location on the ISS](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/iss_cream_small.jpg) |
August 14, 2017 |
Choosing LISA |
![Artist concept of LISA Artist concept of LISA](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lisa_l3_small.jpg) |
June 26, 2017 |
The Long March to Space |
![China's Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope China's Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hxmt_small.jpg) |
June 19, 2017 |
Capture the Dragon |
![Capture of the SpaceX Dragon capsule containing NICER Capture of the SpaceX Dragon capsule containing NICER](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/crs11_capture_small.jpg) |
June 5, 2017 |
Polarized Science |
![Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/ixpe_small.jpg) |
February 20, 2017 |
Extreme Polarization |
![X-Calibur getting ready for launch, 2016 X-Calibur getting ready for launch, 2016](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xcalibur_2016_small.jpg) |
October 17, 2016 |
The Sterile Cuckoo? |
![A schematic of Ice Cube's search for the sterile neutrino First results of LISA Pathfinder Performance](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/sterileneutrino_icecube_small.jpg) |
August 29, 2016 |
Free Fallin' |
![First results of LISA Pathfinder Performance First results of LISA Pathfinder Performance](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lpf_performance_small.jpg) |
June 13, 2016 |
The Loss of Hitomi |
![Chandra X-ray image of the Perseus Cluster; Hitomi's observation of this cluster produced a ground-breaking spectrum Chandra X-ray image of the Perseus Cluster; Hitomi's observation of this cluster produced a ground-breaking spectrum](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/perseus_xray_hitomi_small.jpg) |
May 2, 2016 |
Celebrating CGRO |
![Release of CGRO from the shuttle bay on April 7, 1991 Release of CGRO from the shuttle bay on April 7, 1991](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/cgro25_small.jpg) |
April 25, 2016 |
Saying Hi to Hitomi |
![Astro-H introduced to the press Astro-H introduced to the press](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hitomi_launch_small.jpg) |
February 22, 2016 |
Unveiling Astro-H |
![Astro-H introduced to the press Astro-H introduced to the press](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/astro-h_prelaunch_small.jpg) |
January 18, 2016 |
Pointing the Path for LISA |
![Artist's impression of ESA's LISA Pathfinder and its propulsion module after separation Artist's impression of ESA's LISA Pathfinder and its propulsion module after separation](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lisa_pathfinder_small.jpg) |
December 7, 2015 |
The Launch of ASTROSAT |
![The Launch of ASTROSAT The Launch of ASTROSAT](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/astrosat_small.jpg) |
October 5, 2015 |
Berthing CALET |
![The Berthing of CALET on the ISS The Berthing of CALET on the ISS](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/calet_berthing_small.jpg) |
September 21, 2015 |
Suzaku Completes its Scientific Mission |
![Artist conception of the Suzaku Observatory Artist conception of the Suzaku Observatory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/suzaku_eom_small.jpg) |
August 31, 2015 |
The Vermillion Bird |
![Ten years of discovery with Suzaku Ten years of discovery with Suzaku](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/suzaku_10_small.jpg) |
July 6, 2015 |
XMM-Newton at 15 |
![XMM at 15 XMM at 15](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xmm15_small.jpg) |
December 15, 2014 |
A Swift Decade |
![The Swift Spacecraft The Swift Spacecraft](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/swift_10yr_small.jpg) |
November 24, 2014 |
Chandra at 15 |
![Sample of stunning X-ray images obtained by the Chanda X-ray Observatory Sample of stunning X-ray images obtained by the Chanda X-ray Observatory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/chandra_15_small.jpg) |
July 28, 2014 |
NuSTAR Extended |
![NuSTAR, with its mast fully extended NuSTAR, with its mast fully extended](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nustar_extended_small.jpg) |
July 21, 2014 |
The Spectral Shape of Things to Come |
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December 2, 2013 |
Fermi at Five | ![Fermi LAT all-sky Gamma-ray image](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/fermi5_small.jpg) | August 19, 2013 |
Spotting The X-ray Universe | ![3XMM X-ray catalog](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/3xmm_small.jpg) | August 12, 2013 |
Goodbye, GALEX | ![Artist impression of GALEX](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/galex_small.jpg) | July 8, 2013 |
Shot in the Dark | ![Artist impression of Euclid](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/euclid_small.jpg) | January 28, 2013 |
New Star View | ![NuSTAR firstlight image](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nustar_firstlight_small.jpg) | July 2, 2012 |
Stargazer and NuSTAR | ![launch of NuSTAR](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nustar_launch_small.jpg) | June 18, 2012 |
NuSTAR Birth | ![Pre-launch NuSTAR](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/nustar_prelaunch_small.jpg) | January 30, 2012 |
Time Flies | ![Pre-launch RXTE](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/rxte_eom_small.jpg) | January 9, 2012 |
The End of ROSAT | ![Artist rendering of ROSAT](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/rosat_reentry_small.jpg) | October 24, 2011 |
Light OPERA; or Faster? | ![The OPERA experiment at Italy's INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lightspeed_opera_small.jpg) | September 26, 2011 |
The Places You've Seen | ![RXTE exposure map](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/rxte_expo_small.jpg) | May 23, 2011 |
Silver Surfers of Spacetime | ![Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lisa_2010_small.jpg) | September 20, 2010 |
IXO | ![The International X-ray Observatory](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/ixo_small.jpg) | September 13, 2010 |
A Higher Altitude Observatory | ![MAXI all-sky X-ray image](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/allsky_maxi_small.jpg) | March 29, 2010 |
What's the Matter with the Big Bang? | ![alpha magnetic spectrometer](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/ams02_small.jpg) | August 17, 2009 |
Decade | ![10 years of discovery with Chandra](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/chandra_10yr_small.jpg) | July 27, 2009 |
Hope for the ISS | ![The Kibo module and MAXI](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/maxi_small.jpg) | July 20, 2009 |
Monitoring the Twist | ![Artist conception of twisted spacetime near a black hole](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/bh_gems_small.jpg) | June 29, 2009 |
CREAM over Ice | ![CREAM instrument, 4th launch](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/CREAM-IV_small.jpg) | January 26, 2009 |
Found | ![XMM-Newton Found](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xmm_found_small.jpg) | November 10, 2008 |
The Launch of GLAST | ![Launch of GLAST](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/glast_launch_small.jpg) | June 16, 2008 |
LAT and GLAST - Together at Last | ![GLAST and LAT Integration](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/glast_small.jpg) | December 18, 2007 |
Happy Birthday RXTE | ![RXTE 10th Anniversary Montage](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/rxte_bday_small.jpg) | January 23, 2006 |
A First Light | ![XIS first light images and spectra](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xis_firstlight_small.jpg) | September 5, 2005 |
Red Sparrow | ![Launch of Astro-E2; Happy 10th of July](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/astroe2_launched_small.jpg) | July 11, 2005 |
Poised | ![Launch of Astro-E2; Happy fourth of July](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/astroe2_launcher_small.jpg) | July 4, 2005 |
Swift, as an Arrow | ![Launch of Swift](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/swift_launch_small.jpg) | November 22, 2004 |
Warp Speed Ahead? | ![Anti-hydrogen annihilation](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/antimatter_engine_small.jpg) | October 25, 2004 |
Sightseeing by Balloon | ![the launch of InFOCus](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/infocus_small.jpg) | September 20, 2004 |
A Race To the Swift | ![Swift with PI](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/swift_prelaunch_small.jpg) | July 26, 2004 |
Surfing the Ocean of Spacetime | ![SPI Al 26 Map](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/lisa_small.jpg) | July 21, 2003 |
Resolving Gamma-Ray Mysteries | ![Chandra Pinpoints a pulsar](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/integral_small.jpg) | July 8, 2002 |
Farewell, BeppoSAX | ![BeppoSAX](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/bsax_small.jpg) | May 20, 2002 |
Candid Snaps of a Star's Outburst | ![HESSI](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hessi_small.jpg) | February 18, 2002 |
Snow TIGER Trap | ![TIGER in Antarctica](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/tiger_small.jpg) | January 28, 2002 |
Resolution for the Next Decade | ![Constellation-X](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/conx_small.jpg) | December 31, 2001 |
Granat and the mask of the Galaxy | ![GRANAT/SIGMA Galactic Center](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/granat_gc_small.jpg) | April 30, 2001 |
Return of the Flying Bird | ![ASCA Mission](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/asca_mission_small.jpg) | March 5, 2001 |
Cross of Gold | ![ASCA/PSF](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/asca_psf_small.jpg) | December 4, 2000 |
Renee, Stargazer and HETE-2 | ![Hete-2](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/hete2_launch_small.jpg) | October 9, 2000 |
Shadows and Light | ![EUVE All sky map](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/isgri_first_image_small.jpg) | Apr 17, 2000 |
Witness to the End of Time | ![MAXIM Blackhole Image](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/maxim_pathfinder_bh_small.jpg) | Jan 3, 1999 |
The Launch of XMM | ![XMM Launch](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xmmlaunch_small.jpg) | Dec 13, 1999 |
The ASTRO-E Mission | ![ASTRO-E](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/astroe_small.jpg) | Dec 6, 1999 |
The X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission | ![NGC 2516](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/xmm_small.jpg) | Nov 22, 1999 |
The Chandra X-ray Observatory | ![Chandra](/Images/objects/heapow/technology/chandra_small.jpg) | Oct 18, 1999 |