@NuSTAR_Science

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Joined October 2018
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Caution! ⚠️ X-rays. Tomorrow is the deadline for @NuSTAR_Science observation proposals, for which hundreds of us are trying to convince our peers that each has the most interesting object for NuSTAR to turn her eyes to! #lifeinacademia
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse8 Sep 2022
If you’re feeling a little sluggish, #TBT to 2016 when our Swift, NuSTAR, and @chandraxray telescopes announced one of the slowest-known pulsars. This stellar core turns once every 6.5 hours — poky compared to the 100s of times a second others can spin! go.nasa.gov/36PuPk0
These images show RCW 103 and its central source 161348-5055 in X-ray and optical light. The central source RCW 103 has properties of a magnetar, a highly magnetized neutron star, yet spins at the relatively slow rate of once about every six and a half hours. (Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/University of Amsterdam/N.Rea et al; Optical: DSS)

ALT These images show RCW 103 and its central source 161348-5055 in X-ray and optical light. The central source RCW 103 has properties of a magnetar, a highly magnetized neutron star, yet spins at the relatively slow rate of once about every six and a half hours. (Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/University of Amsterdam/N.Rea et al; Optical: DSS)

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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse22 Sep 2022
Our X-ray telescopes usually focus on the universe outside the @NASASolarSystem, but sometimes they make discoveries within it! NuSTAR recently observed the highest-energy light ever detected from Jupiter and helped solve a decades-old mystery: go.nasa.gov/3RwdkL7
NASA's Juno mission captured this look at the southern hemisphere of Jupiter on Feb. 17, 2020, during one of the spacecraft's close approaches to the giant planet. Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Kevin M. Gill, © CC BY

ALT NASA's Juno mission captured this look at the southern hemisphere of Jupiter on Feb. 17, 2020, during one of the spacecraft's close approaches to the giant planet. Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Kevin M. Gill, © CC BY

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(NEW) ATel 15495: NuSTAR follow-up observation of MAXI J0655-013 reveals 1129s pulsations... astronomerstelegram.org/?rea…
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Finally -- thank you to everyone who attended #NuSTARX. The future of @NuSTAR_Science is bright, and the past ten years have been full of exciting science. From the students giving their first talks to the folks who've been with NuSTAR since the start, you make NuSTAR a success!
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse17 Jun 2022
My name is Murray Brightman, I am an astrophysicist living in Los Angeles and working at Caltech, but originally from Scotland. I’ll sign my posts /MB
Murray Brightman at a recent conference where he presented some results. Murray is standing in front of a poster wearing a green long sleeve shirt, denim jeans, and white sneakers.

ALT Murray Brightman at a recent conference where he presented some results. Murray is standing in front of a poster wearing a green long sleeve shirt, denim jeans, and white sneakers.

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Caltech@Caltech13 Jun 2022
Launched from a rocket strapped to the belly of an aircraft on June 13, 2012, @NASA's #NuSTAR mission is celebrating 10 years in space! The mission has made discoveries about black holes, supernova remnants, pulsars, our own fiery sun, and more. 🛰️ youtube.com/watch?v=PQIdeSin…
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Happy 10 years in space, NASA NuSTAR!🎂😁 Wishing you many more exciting discoveries as we explore the X-ray Universe together!🎉 #XRaysAreTheBestRays More at: go.nasa.gov/3Qv0Fbk
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse13 Jun 2022
This week we’re celebrating 10 years of NuSTAR in space! Follow along for a recap of the X-ray space telescope’s most exciting discoveries.
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse13 Jun 2022
In 2014, astronomers used NuSTAR to discover a pulsating, dead star beaming with the energy of 10 million Suns. This is one of NuSTAR’s most astonishing discoveries because the these ultraluminous X-ray sources were previously thought to be black holes: go.nasa.gov/3xNZNqE
High-energy X-rays streaming from a rare and mighty pulsar (magenta), the brightest found to date, can be seen in this new image combining multi-wavelength data from three telescopes. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SAO/NOAO

ALT High-energy X-rays streaming from a rare and mighty pulsar (magenta), the brightest found to date, can be seen in this new image combining multi-wavelength data from three telescopes. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SAO/NOAO

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On June 13, the NuSTAR X-ray Observatory celebrated its tenth anniversary. On this occasion, NASA has published a special mission poster. universemagazine.com/en/nust…
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SpaceTime@stuartgary13 Jun 2022
📷 NASA’s NuSTAR Mission Celebrates 10 Years Studying the X-Ray Universe After a decade of observing some of the hottest, densest, and most energetic regions in our universe, this small but powerful space telescope still has more to see.... tmblr.co/ZwS6uxc8YTbsiy00
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Space 360
@Space360HQ13 Jun 2022
Congrats to the NuSTAR space telescope on 10 years of operations! 🥳 NuSTAR detects high-energy X-ray light and has observed some of the hottest, densest & most energetic parts of our universe… And this small but powerful telescope still has more to see: go.nasa.gov/3xBBoEW
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse9 Jun 2022
Our NuSTAR observatory has been unlocking the mysteries of X-ray sources throughout the universe for nearly 10 years! We’ll be celebrating this milestone over the next week, but let’s kick things off by looking at some of NuSTAR’s greatest hits so far: go.nasa.gov/3xiWzu7
NuSTAR is the first space telescope able to focus high-energy X-rays. This colorful poster was made in celebration of the mission’s 10-year anniversary. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

ALT NuSTAR is the first space telescope able to focus high-energy X-rays. This colorful poster was made in celebration of the mission’s 10-year anniversary. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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It's 16:00 UTC on June 13th, meaning the @NASANuSTAR mission is officially 10 YEARS OLD!
A Pegasus rocket dropping off from a Stargazer L-1011 in flight.

ALT A Pegasus rocket dropping off from a Stargazer L-1011 in flight.

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NASA JPL
@NASAJPL9 Jun 2022
A decade of exploring. The NuSTAR mission has spent 10 years observing some of the hottest, densest, and most energetic regions in our universe. To celebrate this milestone, our artists created this poster visualizing how it sees our X-ray universe. 🤩 go.nasa.gov/3Q9SMrv
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As we near the tenth anniversary of NuSTAR's launch, and as I try to populate this account with some content, let's look back to this pre-launch video: youtube.com/watch?v=zzrdI-XC…
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ESA XMM-Newton
@ESA_XMM27 Apr 2022
A large fraction of XMM-Newton observations are performed in coordination with @NASANuSTAR. However, there are often significant differences in the spectral shape between EPIC data and NuSTAR observed. What do we do about this? A thread. 🧵 1/8
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"#NICER and @NuSTAR_Science discovery of an extremely deep cyclotron resonant scattering feature in the Be/X-ray binary GRO J1750-27" @astronomerstel #15241 now featured in NICER @ISS_Research Nuggets heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/n… Thanks to such an amazing team!
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Nice little write up from @NASAJPL on the first new science result using the @NuSTAR_Science StrayCat data made by our own McKinley Brumback (who is not on Twitter, but is soon to be joining @jonastrox on her next postdoc). jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-nust… 1/8
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