Einstein Probe detects puzzling cosmic explosion

Einstein Probe detects puzzling cosmic explosion

On 15 March 2024, Einstein Probe’s Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) detected a burst of low-energy X-rays. Astronomers call such X-rays “soft,” even though they are still far more energetic than visible or ultraviolet light. The burst lasted for more than 17 minutes and fluctuated in brightness before fading away again. Such an event is known as a fast X-ray transient (FXRT) and this particular transient was given the designation EP240315a. On 15 March 2024, Einstein Probe’s Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) detected a burst of low-energy X-rays. Astronomers call such X-rays “soft,” even though they are still far more energetic than visible or ultraviolet light. The burst lasted for more than 17 minutes and fluctuated in brightness before fading away again. Such an event is known as a fast X-ray transient (FXRT) and this particular transient was given the designation EP240315a. Astronomy Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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