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This website provides an overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: from black holes to galaxy clusters. It covers the history of X-ray astronomy, what X-rays are, how they are produced in the cosmos, why X-ray telescopes must be in space, and why X-ray astronomy is such a "hot" field.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=2219">National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The X-ray Astronomy Field Guide. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</a>
The X-ray Astronomy Field Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2025, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://chandra.harvard.edu/field_guide.html
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The X-ray Astronomy Field Guide. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://chandra.harvard.edu/field_guide.html (accessed 16 March 2025).
The X-ray Astronomy Field Guide. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 16 Mar. 2025 <https://chandra.harvard.edu/field_guide.html>.
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