![X-raying the Universe](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/121752main_image_feature_362_ys_full.jpg?w=1041)
An artist's concept shows the Astro-E2 spacecraft, set to launch this month. A joint effort between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the mission carries a new type of X-ray spectrometer, which will help scientists study neutron stars, active and merging galaxies, black holes and supernovae.
An artist’s concept shows the Astro-E2 spacecraft, set to launch this month. A joint effort between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the mission carries a new type of X-ray spectrometer, which will help scientists study neutron stars, active and merging galaxies, black holes and supernovae.Image Credit: JAXA