Infographic: Key facts about the X-IFU
From the temperature at the heart of the instrument to the energy range of the X-rays that we will observe, […]
From the calcium in our bones to the iron in our blood, and oxygen we breathe, are largely the result of stellar processes, particularly supernovae. In the well known sentence "we are all made of stars," we acknowledge our cosmic heritage and the role of these stellar explosions in making life possible.
From the temperature at the heart of the instrument to the energy range of the X-rays that we will observe, […]
We are starting this newsletter #18 with a short update from the X-IFU Principal Investigator, Didier Barret, about the release […]
The Athena mirror will use an innovative technology called Silicon Pore Optics (SPO). The technology, combined with appropriate over coating, […]
It was just over 40 years ago when Jupiter’s X-ray aurora was discovered with the Einstein Observatory. Since then, we […]
The 13th X-IFU Consortium Meeting (CM13) took place virtually from 3 to 7 May 2021. In this now familiar virtual […]
We are pleased to announce the publication of a brand-new website for the X-IFU spectrometer. This website has a new […]
Today, as every year on 11 February, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This year, […]
Happy New Year 2021! We hope that you have all enjoyed some well-deserved holidays and came back motivated for the […]
Another year is getting to an end, and 2020 will be remembered as the year of a pandemic, which affected […]
On the 11th of December 2018, exactly two years ago today, I received a letter from the ESA Director of […]
The international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) is organising its annual Astronomical telescopes and instrumentation Symposium. This year, the […]
The 12th X-IFU Consortium Meeting (CM12) took place this week, from 2nd to 6th of November, 2020. Due to the […]
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