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Robert Lea

X-ray image of universe reveals almost 1 million high-energy objects: 'These are mind-blowing numbers'

Two versions of the eROSITA All-Sky Survey Catalogue (eRASS1) data (Right) the X-ray sky over earth (right) X-ray sources.

The first data released to the public from the eROSITA sky survey comprises an X-ray view of half the sky over Earth, encompassing almost a million high-energy cosmic sources, including over 700,000 supermassive black holes.

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