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Constellation-X

2004 News Archive

October 2004
Science Mini-Workshops

The Constellation-X Facilities Science Team will host a series of mini-workshops on Constellation-X science throughout the fall and winter.

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September 9, 2004
Constellation-X Talk at the High Energy Astrophysics Division meeting

Harvey Tananbaum gave a talk on Constellation-X at the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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September 9, 2004
Scientists Gain Glimpse of Bizzare Matter in a Neutron Star
Artist's conception of an accreting binary system

Scientists report the best measurement yet of the size and contents of a neutron star.

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July 7, 2004
New Constellation-X Brochure for Public Audiences

The new Constellation-X public brochure is now available online

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June 1, 2004
Remarks by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Denver

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe made remarks at the American Astronomical Society in Denver confirming NASA's commitment to top-rate astronomical research missions.

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May 30 - June 3, 2004
Constellation-X at the AAS Meeting

The Constellation-X booth was at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Denver, CO.

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May 18, 2004
Chandra Opens New Line of Investigation on Dark Energy
Chandra image of Abell 2029 galaxy cluster

Cluster observations by the Chandra X-ray Observatory show evidence that the expansion of the Universe first decelerated and then began accelerating about 6 billion years ago.

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May 12, 2004
Scientists Prepare to Place Einstein on the Rim of a Black Hole

Tests of Einstein's theory of general relativity are just on the horizon using a next-generation X-ray telescope.

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February 18, 2004
Giant Black Hole Rips Apart Star
Star ripped apart by tidal forces of a black hole

Observations by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and XMM-Newton show strong evidence of the supermassive black hole in RX J1242-11 tidally pulling apart a star and consuming a portion of it.

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January 4-8, 2004
Constellation-X at the AAS Meeting

The Constellation-X booth was at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Atlanta, GA.

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