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XRISM

X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission

Active Mission

NASA is partnering with JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) on the XRISM mission to study celestial objects that emit X-rays. The mission will investigate big cosmic questions like how the largest structures in the universe came to be, what happens to matter under extreme gravitational force, and how high-energy particle jets work.

Type

Space telescope

Launched

Sept. 6, 2023

Wavelength

X-rays

Nasa lead

Goddard Space Flight Center

Featured Story

NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant

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Featured Video

XRISM Exploring the Hidden X-ray Cosmos

Watch this video to learn more about XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), a collaboration between JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and NASA.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Latest JAXA News

XRISM updates from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency).

Artist's concept of a black hole

XRISM Unveils Super High-Speed Bullet-Like Winds Shooting from a Supermassive Black Hole

Scientists used XRISM's powerful spectroscopic capabilities to discover ultra-fast winds from a supermassive black hole that possess an unexpectedly complex velocity structure.

Illustration of the Centaurus cluster

The Bulk Motion of Gas in the Core of the Centaurus Galaxy Cluster

XRISM detected the oscillating motion of hot gas motion, for the first time, in the center of the Centaurus cluster.

Illustration of the region around the central black hole in an active galaxy

Early Science Results

The first science papers using XRISM data have been published, including results about supernova remnant N132D and active galaxy NGC 4151.

This graphic shows an X-ray image and spectrum of supernova remnant N132D.

XRISM's Resolve instrument captured data from supernova remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud to create the most detailed X-ray spectrum of the object ever made. The spectrum reveals peaks associated with silicon, sulfur, argon, calcium, and iron. Inset at right is an image of N132D captured by XRISM's Xtend instrument.

Credit: JAXA/NASA/XRISM Resolve and Xtend

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