China's 1st Space Observatory Powers Up X-Ray Detectors That Will Scan the Milky Way to Map Black Holes and Neutron Stars (WATCH Video)

The main detectors on China's first space observatory, the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), have been powered up as the satellite enters a period of on-orbit testing to collect highly energetic x-rays emitted by black holes, neutron stars and other...