XRISM unveils black hole and supernova remnant surroundings

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Artist impression of the supermassive black hole in NGC 4151

XRISM revealed the structure, motion and temperature of the material around a supermassive black hole and in a supernova remnant in unprecedented detail. Astronomers presented the first scientific results of the new X-ray telescope today, less than a year after the telescope’s launch.