How are X-rays used in astrophysics and astronomy?

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Matthew Arnold · Accepted Answer

Very hot objects with very high temperature million degree K emit X- rays.

Stars with high temperature, matter falling into event horizon of black hole, etc emit radiation in X ray wave length. Since our atmosphere is not transparent to X rays, we have to send X ray telescopes to space or in balloons to high altitude.

Madeline Arroyo · Answer

See a process below

At night we see many stars, if there's a clear sky
Mostly we see them as tiny, white objects in sky .

The stars are not really so white , some are lot more red and some are blue , The thing that used to surprise me a lot was that blue stars are much hotter than the red ones .

What about X-rays , the are light waves of frequency more than ultraviolet and less than gamma rays , the are not a part of visible spectrum .

But what about their use ?

some stars do emit x-rays , showing their extremely high temperature .

satellites with x-ray detectors are used to detect such stars .

Lincoln Adams · Answer

undefined X-rays are used in astrophysics and astronomy to study high-energy phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, supernovae remnants, and active galactic nuclei. X-ray telescopes, such as Chandra X-ray Observatory and XMM-Newton, detect and analyze X-rays emitted by celestial objects. These observations provide insights into the behavior, composition, and dynamics of celestial bodies and phenomena that cannot be observed using other wavelengths of light.