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Astronomers used X-rays from two binary star systems to detect sulfur in the interstellar medium, the gas and dust found in the space between stars. It’s the first direct measurement of both sulfur’s gas and solid phases, a unique capability of X-ray spectroscopy, XRISM’s (pronounced “crism”) primary method of studying the cosmos.
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"Innovate" by Dominik Johnson
"Progression" by Daniel Marantz and Sam Clunie
"Cellular" by Andy Hopkins and Dean Mahoney
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Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Sophia Roberts(eMITS)
Science Writer: Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland)
Scientist: Brian J. Williams (NASA/GSFC)
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Astronomers used X-rays from two binary star systems to detect sulfur in the interstellar medium, the gas and dust found in the space between stars. It’s the first direct measurement of both sulfur’s gas and solid phases, a unique capability of X-ray spectroscopy, XRISM’s (pronounced “crism”) primary method of studying the cosmos.
Music credit:
"Innovate" by Dominik Johnson
"Progression" by Daniel Marantz and Sam Clunie
"Cellular" by Andy Hopkins and Dean Mahoney
Universal Production Music Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Sophia Roberts(eMITS)
Science Writer: Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland)
Scientist: Brian J. Williams (NASA/GSFC)
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14868 While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14868. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines.
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAGoddard
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