NASA-funded FOXSI to observe X-rays from Sun

NASA regularly watches the Sun in numerous wavelengths because different wavelengths provide information about different temperatures and processes in space. Looking at all the wavelengths together helps to provide a complete picture of what's occurring on the sun over 92 million miles away -- but no one has been able to focus on high energy X-rays from the Sun until recently.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 9, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news