XRISM Telescope Unveils Detailed Views of Black Hole and Supernova Remnants

The new X-ray telescope reveals unprecedented insights into the dynamics and structure of high-energy cosmic phenomena.

XRISM's first observations detail the structure, motion, and temperature of material around a supermassive black hole and a supernova remnant.
The telescope's Resolve instrument discovered that the supernova remnant N132D is shaped like a doughnut, contradicting previous assumptions of a spherical shell.
XRISM measured the supernova remnant's plasma expanding at 1200 km/s and found iron at an extraordinary temperature of 10 billion degrees Kelvin.
In the galaxy NGC 4151, XRISM mapped the distribution of matter around a supermassive black hole, revealing structures from the accretion disk to a distant torus.
Scientists will continue using XRISM to observe 104 new targets over the next year, promising further groundbreaking discoveries in high-energy astrophysics.