Why space-based telescopes like #XMMNewton or #JWST? Because our atmosphere is incredibly good at filtering out radiation that is not in the visible or radio range.

That's obviously pretty good for humanity overall, but kinda inconvenient if we want to observe highly energetic X-ray photons from close to black holes or peer deep into stellar nurseries using infra-red light.

Image credit: credit: OpenStax, Rice University, modified from STScI/JHU/NASA

#astrodon #astronomy #VicisAstro #scicomm

XMM-Newton spies black holes eating the same stars again and again.
#ESA #XMMNewton #BlackHole
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XMM-Newton_spies_black_holes_eating_the_same_stars_again_and_again