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  1. Speaker at the X-ray Universe 2026 conference: "Is someone in the audience who wasn't alive when XMM-Newton launched?"

    Shocked laughter from the audience, mostly from the folks who remember the launch in 1999... (still working, still 7 to 9 times oversubscribed...)

    #esa #XraysAreTheBestRays #XMMNewton #XMM

  2. Speaker at the X-ray Universe 2026 conference: "Is someone in the audience who wasn't alive when XMM-Newton launched?"

    Shocked laughter from the audience, mostly from the folks who remember the launch in 1999... (still working, still 7 to 9 times oversubscribed...)

    #esa #XraysAreTheBestRays #XMMNewton #XMM

  3. Speaker at the X-ray Universe 2026 conference: "Is someone in the audience who wasn't alive when XMM-Newton launched?"

    Shocked laughter from the audience, mostly from the folks who remember the launch in 1999... (still working, still 7 to 9 times oversubscribed...)

    #esa #XraysAreTheBestRays #XMMNewton #XMM

  4. Speaker at the X-ray Universe 2026 conference: "Is someone in the audience who wasn't alive when XMM-Newton launched?"

    Shocked laughter from the audience, mostly from the folks who remember the launch in 1999... (still working, still 7 to 9 times oversubscribed...)

    #esa #XraysAreTheBestRays #XMMNewton #XMM

  5. Speaker at the X-ray Universe 2026 conference: "Is someone in the audience who wasn't alive when XMM-Newton launched?"

    Shocked laughter from the audience, mostly from the folks who remember the launch in 1999... (still working, still 7 to 9 times oversubscribed...)

    #esa #XraysAreTheBestRays #XMMNewton #XMM

  6. The reason I am in Argentina

    More info here: congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/

    I'm really excited to teach here - I wanted to do one of the capacity building workshops for a while.

    #astrodon #XraysAreTheBestRays #iau #cospar #astrophysics

  7. The reason I am in Argentina

    More info here: congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/

    I'm really excited to teach here - I wanted to do one of the capacity building workshops for a while.

    #astrodon #XraysAreTheBestRays #iau #cospar #astrophysics

  8. The reason I am in Argentina

    More info here: congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/

    I'm really excited to teach here - I wanted to do one of the capacity building workshops for a while.

    #astrodon #XraysAreTheBestRays #iau #cospar #astrophysics

  9. The reason I am in Argentina

    More info here: congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/

    I'm really excited to teach here - I wanted to do one of the capacity building workshops for a while.

    #astrodon #XraysAreTheBestRays #iau #cospar #astrophysics

  10. The reason I am in Argentina

    More info here: congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/

    I'm really excited to teach here - I wanted to do one of the capacity building workshops for a while.

    #astrodon #XraysAreTheBestRays #iau #cospar #astrophysics

  11. In Science News:

    My postdoc, Luca Ighina, just published an analysis of a VERY FASCINATING high-redshift quasar. In short, not only is it radio-loud and ___the X-ray-brightest non-blazar at these redshifts___ it seems like it just might be super-Eddington!

    Press release here: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/red6/

    And, of course, this is a #ChandraXRay result!

    #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #SciComm #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  12. In Science News:

    My postdoc, Luca Ighina, just published an analysis of a VERY FASCINATING high-redshift quasar. In short, not only is it radio-loud and ___the X-ray-brightest non-blazar at these redshifts___ it seems like it just might be super-Eddington!

    Press release here: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/red6/

    And, of course, this is a #ChandraXRay result!

    #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #SciComm #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  13. In Science News:

    My postdoc, Luca Ighina, just published an analysis of a VERY FASCINATING high-redshift quasar. In short, not only is it radio-loud and ___the X-ray-brightest non-blazar at these redshifts___ it seems like it just might be super-Eddington!

    Press release here: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/red6/

    And, of course, this is a result!

  14. In Science News:

    My postdoc, Luca Ighina, just published an analysis of a VERY FASCINATING high-redshift quasar. In short, not only is it radio-loud and ___the X-ray-brightest non-blazar at these redshifts___ it seems like it just might be super-Eddington!

    Press release here: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/red6/

    And, of course, this is a #ChandraXRay result!

    #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #SciComm #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  15. In Science News:

    My postdoc, Luca Ighina, just published an analysis of a VERY FASCINATING high-redshift quasar. In short, not only is it radio-loud and ___the X-ray-brightest non-blazar at these redshifts___ it seems like it just might be super-Eddington!

    Press release here: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/red6/

    And, of course, this is a #ChandraXRay result!

    #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #SciComm #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  16. I miss my high energy astro community here who would find thie final slide of a talk absolutely amusing... 😭😭😭

    #astrodon #xrism #XraysAreTheBestRays

  17. I miss my high energy astro community here who would find thie final slide of a talk absolutely amusing... 😭😭😭

    #astrodon #xrism #XraysAreTheBestRays

  18. Discovery Awaits! Highlights of the upcoming #ChandraXRay Cycle 27 Science Program. From what makes Jupiter's aurorae glow to counting black holes at the dawn of time, there's lots of science to be excited about for #NASA's Flagship X-ray astrophysics mission!
    20 MB PDF: cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/target_lis

    (And this is a thing that I, personally, have been working on for a spell, so I'm super excited to see the document released).

    #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon #Astrophysics #Astronomy

  19. Discovery Awaits! Highlights of the upcoming #ChandraXRay Cycle 27 Science Program. From what makes Jupiter's aurorae glow to counting black holes at the dawn of time, there's lots of science to be excited about for #NASA's Flagship X-ray astrophysics mission!
    20 MB PDF: cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/target_lis

    (And this is a thing that I, personally, have been working on for a spell, so I'm super excited to see the document released).

    #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon #Astrophysics #Astronomy

  20. Discovery Awaits! Highlights of the upcoming Cycle 27 Science Program. From what makes Jupiter's aurorae glow to counting black holes at the dawn of time, there's lots of science to be excited about for 's Flagship X-ray astrophysics mission!
    20 MB PDF: cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/target_lis

    (And this is a thing that I, personally, have been working on for a spell, so I'm super excited to see the document released).

  21. Discovery Awaits! Highlights of the upcoming #ChandraXRay Cycle 27 Science Program. From what makes Jupiter's aurorae glow to counting black holes at the dawn of time, there's lots of science to be excited about for #NASA's Flagship X-ray astrophysics mission!
    20 MB PDF: cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/target_lis

    (And this is a thing that I, personally, have been working on for a spell, so I'm super excited to see the document released).

    #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon #Astrophysics #Astronomy

  22. Discovery Awaits! Highlights of the upcoming #ChandraXRay Cycle 27 Science Program. From what makes Jupiter's aurorae glow to counting black holes at the dawn of time, there's lots of science to be excited about for #NASA's Flagship X-ray astrophysics mission!
    20 MB PDF: cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/target_lis

    (And this is a thing that I, personally, have been working on for a spell, so I'm super excited to see the document released).

    #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon #Astrophysics #Astronomy

  23. A blast from the past.

    Check out this X-ray image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, taken by NASA's Einstein Observatory in 1980.

    archive.org/details/MSFC-80035

    #Space #Astronomy #ChandraXRay #XraysAreTheBestRays

  24. A blast from the past.

    Check out this X-ray image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, taken by NASA's Einstein Observatory in 1980.

    archive.org/details/MSFC-80035

    #Space #Astronomy #ChandraXRay #XraysAreTheBestRays

  25. A blast from the past.

    Check out this X-ray image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, taken by NASA's Einstein Observatory in 1980.

    archive.org/details/MSFC-80035

    #Space #Astronomy #ChandraXRay #XraysAreTheBestRays

  26. A blast from the past.

    Check out this X-ray image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, taken by NASA's Einstein Observatory in 1980.

    archive.org/details/MSFC-80035

    #Space #Astronomy #ChandraXRay #XraysAreTheBestRays

  27. Real happy birthday to our dear XMM-Newton, who turns 25 today! I did my first paper using XMM data, and I'm glad to see that many years later folks are still getting the chance to get started with ESA's exceptional space telescope.
    #ESA #Astrodon #Astrophysics #XMMNewton #Astronomy #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  28. Real happy birthday to our dear XMM-Newton, who turns 25 today! I did my first paper using XMM data, and I'm glad to see that many years later folks are still getting the chance to get started with ESA's exceptional space telescope.
    #ESA #Astrodon #Astrophysics #XMMNewton #Astronomy #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  29. #OTD in 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off with the heaviest payload ever sent to orbit on the STS -- the #ChandraXRay Observatory. Soon after, Chandra was deployed from the Cargo Bay and boosted to its final orbit via the final Shuttle-based launch of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS).
    #Chandra25 #NASA #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #OTD1999 #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  30. #OTD in 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off with the heaviest payload ever sent to orbit on the STS -- the #ChandraXRay Observatory. Soon after, Chandra was deployed from the Cargo Bay and boosted to its final orbit via the final Shuttle-based launch of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS).
    #Chandra25 #NASA #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #OTD1999 #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  31. #OTD in 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off with the heaviest payload ever sent to orbit on the STS -- the #ChandraXRay Observatory. Soon after, Chandra was deployed from the Cargo Bay and boosted to its final orbit via the final Shuttle-based launch of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS).
    #Chandra25 #NASA #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #OTD1999 #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  32. #OTD in 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off with the heaviest payload ever sent to orbit on the STS -- the #ChandraXRay Observatory. Soon after, Chandra was deployed from the Cargo Bay and boosted to its final orbit via the final Shuttle-based launch of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS).
    #Chandra25 #NASA #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #OTD1999 #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  33. #OTD in 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off with the heaviest payload ever sent to orbit on the STS -- the #ChandraXRay Observatory. Soon after, Chandra was deployed from the Cargo Bay and boosted to its final orbit via the final Shuttle-based launch of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS).
    #Chandra25 #NASA #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #OTD1999 #XRaysAreTheBestRays

  34. At #AAS244 and looking for something to do? Come to our booth and learn about the ongoing science we're doing, our outreach initiatives, how to become an X-ray astronomer (or pretend to be one convincingly!), and grab some great swag!

    #XraysAreTheBestRays #ChandraXRay #Astrodon

  35. At #AAS244 and looking for something to do? Come to our booth and learn about the ongoing science we're doing, our outreach initiatives, how to become an X-ray astronomer (or pretend to be one convincingly!), and grab some great swag!

    #XraysAreTheBestRays #ChandraXRay #Astrodon

  36. At #AAS244 and looking for something to do? Come to our booth and learn about the ongoing science we're doing, our outreach initiatives, how to become an X-ray astronomer (or pretend to be one convincingly!), and grab some great swag!

    #XraysAreTheBestRays #ChandraXRay #Astrodon

  37. At #AAS244 and looking for something to do? Come to our booth and learn about the ongoing science we're doing, our outreach initiatives, how to become an X-ray astronomer (or pretend to be one convincingly!), and grab some great swag!

    #XraysAreTheBestRays #ChandraXRay #Astrodon

  38. At #AAS244 and looking for something to do? Come to our booth and learn about the ongoing science we're doing, our outreach initiatives, how to become an X-ray astronomer (or pretend to be one convincingly!), and grab some great swag!

    #XraysAreTheBestRays #ChandraXRay #Astrodon