REXIS Black Hole X-Ray Detection

This image shows the X-ray outburst from the black hole MAXI J0637-043, detected by the REXIS instrument on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The image was constructed using data collected by the X-ray spectrometer while REXIS was making observations of the space around asteroid Bennu on Nov. 11, 2019. The outburst is visible in the center of the image, and the image is overlaid with the limb of Bennu (lower right) to illustrate REXIS’s field of view.

Date Taken: November 11, 2019

Instrument Used: REXIS

Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/MIT/Harvard

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