New Delhi: Due to NASA and the XRISM mission by JAXA, researchers have been able to identify chlorine and potassium in debris of an exploded star clearly, the first time in history. The researchers detected the rare elements of the well-studied supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, which is 11,000 light-years distant, using the high-precision Resolve instrument.

The results, which are released in Nature Astronomy, expose fresh insights into the manner in which the enormous stars are synthesising fundamental elements until they expire. Scientists believe that the discovery reinforced the association between the blowups of stars and the chemical elements that constitute planets and life.

XRISM’s resolve reveals hidden elemental signatures

NASA and JAXA jointly developed Resolve, which was able

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