RXTE

NASA’s RXTE (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer) satellite collected information about the extreme environments that surround black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and other cosmic objects that emit X-rays.

past Mission

Type

Space telescope

Launch

Dec. 30, 1995

Wavelength

X-rays

Decommissioned

Jan. 12, 2012

Technicians work on RXTE in 1995.

Credit: NASA/Goddard

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