X-rays in Space

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X-rays are very high-energy radiation, with wavelengths no greater than the diameter of an atom. X-rays are only produced in extreme environments where gas temperatures are millions of degrees or particles are traveling at close to the speed of light. Colliding galaxies, supernovae and the intense gravitational fields around neutron stars and black holes are the prime sources of x-rays.

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