NuSTAR

The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, mission studies the universe in high energy X-rays to better understand the dynamics of black holes, exploding stars and the most extreme active galaxies.

In addition to complementing astrophysics missions studying the universe in various spectra, NuSTAR, the first hard-focusing X-ray telescope to orbit Earth, is expected to greatly improve on observations from ground-based observatories.

NuSTAR science discoveries and highlights

• First measurement of black hole spin with high precision
• Untangling the mystery of how stars explode
• The discovery of a shockingly bright dead star
• Staring deep into the hidden lairs of black holes
• Contributed to the first picture of a black hole