Winds of change in the cosmos 🌬️
When the XRISM mission turned its gaze to the neutron star GX13+1, it caught a surprise: a dense, slow-moving cosmic wind unlike anything seen near supermassive black holes.
Led by
@jaxajp, with our participation, XRISM is revealing how these extreme outflows shape the life of galaxies — sparking star birth or shutting it down.
With its Resolve instrument, we’re peering into these winds in unprecedented detail — reshaping what we thought we knew about the engines of cosmic evolution.
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@europeanspaceagency
🎞️ ESA; JAXA; XMM-Newton;
@hubbleesa (M. Kornmesser);
@esoastronomy/L. Calçada
🖥️ ESA - Acknowledgements: ATG Europe