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X-ray astronomy
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X-ray astronomy
X-ray astronomy
is an observational branch of
astronomy
which deals with the study of
X-ray
observation and detection from
astronomical objects
.
X-radiation
is absorbed by the
Earth's atmosphere
, so instruments to detect X-rays must be taken to high altitude by
balloons
,
sounding rockets
, and
satellite
s. X-ray astronomy is the
space science
related to a type of
space telescope
that can see farther than standard light-absorption telescopes, such as the
Mauna Kea Observatories
, via x-ray radiation.
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