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Black Hole Tidal Disruption Event

Science • December 20, 2022

When a star wanders too close to a black hole, the intense gravity will stretch the star out until it becomes a long river of hot gas, as shown in this animation. The gas is then whipped around the black hole and is gradually pulled into orbit, forming a bright disk.

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NuSTAR in space (hi-res)

Science • October 12, 2020

Artists concept of NuSTAR in space during mast deployment

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NuSTAR's Quiet Sun

Science • October 17, 2018

This is the first full view of the quiet Sun with NASA's NuSTAR. This video highlights a variety of bright points and structures even though the Sun is nearing the minimum of its activity cycle, without any active regions or flares present. NuSTAR gives a unique view of the energetic processes that are present on the quiet Sun, helping to understand how the atmosphere of the Sun is heated.

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Superstar Eta Carinae Shoots Cosmic Rays

Science • July 3, 2018

A new study using data from NASA's NuSTAR space telescope suggests that the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years, Eta Carinae, is accelerating particles to high energies -- some of which may reach Earth as cosmic rays.

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Beacons of X-ray Light

Science • October 8, 2014

This animation shows a neutron star -- the core of a star that exploded in a massive supernova. This particular neutron star is known as a pulsar because it sends out rotating beams of X-rays that sweep past Earth like lighthouse beacons.

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Sloshing Star Goes Supernova

Science • February 19, 2014

NuSTAR is showing that exploding stars slosh around before blasting apart. This 3-D computer simulation demonstrates how the supernova explosion might look.

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Black-Hole Hunter

Science • May 7, 2012

NASA's NuSTAR will use its X-ray eyes to scout for hidden black holes in the universe.

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NASA Now Minute: NuSTAR

Science • January 31, 2012

Astrophysicist Ann Hornschemeier explains how NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, uses high-energy X-rays to search for and take pictures of the densest, hottest and most energetic regions in the universe!

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NuSTAR Story

Science • January 1, 2012

The story of Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) a high energy space telescope.

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The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array science operations center is located on the campus of the California Institute of Technology