GX 301-2 flares traced to hypergiant’s wind plume
New XRISM observations reveal that GX 301-2 flares when the neutron star crosses a dense stellar wind plume from its blue hypergiant companion in BP Crucis.
Japan launches US Space Force sensors on QZS-7 satellite
Japan launched US Space Force sensors on QZS-7, completing the QZSS constellation and advancing the first US-Japan bilateral national security space mission focused on the Indo-Pacific.