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Constellation-X, a 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney

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Constellation-X

Classification
3D model
Held by
NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, NASA
Credit
NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
Licence
Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA), as NASA states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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About this object

Constellation-X is NASA’s next major X-ray astronomy mission. Along with LISA, it is a flagship mission of NASA’s Beyond Einstein program. Constellation-X is to provide a substantial improvement in sensitivity for X-ray spectroscopy, that will lead to revolutionary advances in our understanding of the physics in regions of high gravity (black holes and neutron stars) […]