🔭 NewAthena Research Highlights #4 New publications highlight progress across NewAthena—from supermassive black hole spin studies to advances in WFI detectors, X-IFU microcalorimeters and Silicon Pore Optics. Discover the latest science and technology shaping the mission. 🚀

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NewAthena research highlights 🚀 New publications showcase progress towards the mission, from TES detector development and X-ray absorber optimisation to cryogenic calibration and simulations revealing NewAthena's potential to uncover the Universe's missing baryons.

🌌 Discover the Universe through X-rays with NewAthena! Looking for the latest news on the mission, scientific breakthroughs, outreach activities, upcoming events, or community resources? 🔗 Visit us: www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/en Stay informed. Stay connected. Join the NewAthena community.

🔴 Diez años de la Oficina de la Comunidad de Athena El IFCA dirige la oficina de @the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu , actuando como puente entre la misión de la ESA y los investigadores que preparan su futura explotación científica. 🔗: ifca.unican.es/es-es/news/P...

Time for a new #NewAthenaNuggets #astrosc! ✨ “Supernova Remnants as Galactic cosmic-rays sources revealed by NewAthena” — Roberta Giuffrida, DAp-AIM, CEA - Université Paris-Saclay 🔗 Read it here www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/en/node/849

NewAthena research highlights 🚀 Explore a new selection of recent publications showcasing the diverse research driving the mission forward—from advances in detector technology to studies of black hole winds and the emerging field of multi-messenger astrophysics.

🚀 Missed one of our webinars? Curious about black holes? Want to learn more about our project? Our YouTube channel has you covered! 🎥 👉 Visit our channel and start watching today! www.youtube.com/@athenax-ray...

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10 years of ACO 🚀 The Athena Community Office celebrates a decade of connecting the mission with the community—supporting research, sharing knowledge, and bringing people together. To mark the occasion, we’re releasing a new visual of the NewAthena telescope, based on its latest design. Enjoy!

NewAthena research highlights 🌌 From detector performance to black hole winds and relativistic jets—here is a snapshot of recent work from the community. ⬇️

Many voices. One universe Over the past month,our Athena #BlackHoleWeek series brought together black hole science in multiple languages—shared by our community Thanks to everyone who contributed their voice. Full videos available on our YouTube channel Playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/2E5...

Black hole science, many voices 🌌 Final video of our Athena #BlackHoleWeek series — this time in Korean. Soon Wook Kim explores the powerful jets launched by black holes. 🙏 Thanks to everyone in the community who shared their voice in this series. Video in our YouTube Channel: youtu.be/Yi4tw8RbSBY

Black Hole Science many voices: Soon Wook Kim

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Black hole science, many voices 🌌 Today’s video—this time in French—with Ileyk El Mellah: what happens to time near a black hole? 🎶 Each video ends with a music recommendation. Watch it in our YouTube channel: youtu.be/TznW1iBTZk8?...

Black Hole Science many voices: Ileyk El Mellah

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Black hole science, many voices 🌌 Today’s video features Sinancan Kara (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), exploring what happens around black holes when they become anything but quiet. 🎶 Each video ends with a music recommendation. Watch the video in our YouTube channel: youtu.be/v8y6cMSyhlU?...

Black Hole Science many voices: Sinancan Kara

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#NewAthenaScienceWebinar 📣 Today, Anna Watts talk us about "Ultradense matter in neutron stars: form NICER to NewAthena", at 15:00 CEST. The webinar connection details here: 🔗 www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/es/actividad...

Black hole science, many voices Today’s video in our Athena #BlackHoleWeek series features Alaa Salah Afifi, who talks about one of the most visually striking aspects of black holes... 🎶 Each video ends with a music recommendation inspired by black holes Watch it on our YouTube youtu.be/JZwkpvw4Lcg

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🕳️Black hole science, many voices 🌌 Today’s video in our Athena #BlackHoleWeek outreach series is in Spanish with Francisco Carrera: what do we really mean by “nothing” inside a black hole? 🎶 Each video ends with a music recommendation inspired by black holes.

🕳️Black hole science, many voices 🌌🌍 For #BlackHoleWeek, a new video from our NewAthena outreach series—this time in Dutch. Nathalie Degenaar (University of Amsterdam) explains black hole’s weights.

🕳️✨ Black holes, many languages, and a bit of music 🎶 We’re joining @NASA’s #BlackHoleWeek with a month‑long outreach series: 📽️short videos from the community on black hole science, explained in native languages —each with a song. We kick off today with Luis Abalo (Leiden University). More soon.

🚀 Explore the future of high-energy astrophysics! Matteo Guainazzi delivered the webinar "The Next Revolution of High Energy Astrophysics: NewAthena" at CfA on April 22, 2026 @science.esa.int Download the open-access PDF of the presentation 🔗 nextcloud.ifca.es/index.php/s/...

Coming NewAthena Science Webinar Arne Rau (MPE) will present "The eROSITA Population of Tidal Disruption Events" 📆 28 April 2026 at 15 CEST Connection details and further information 🔗 www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/en/node/58

🚀 SIXTE Online Hands-On Workshop: NewAthena Simulations 📅 6–7 May | 15–18 CEST 🎯 Perfect for graduate students & X-ray astronomers who are interested in performing simulations for NewAthena! 📝 Full details & registration → indico.ifca.es/e/SIXTE_2026

Time for a new #NewAthenaNuggets #astrosci! ✨ “Exploring Evaporating Atmospheres with NewAthena” — Raven Cilley, Lía Corrales & George King @umich.edu 🔗 Read it here www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/en/node/999

🤓 #Sabíasque ¡SOHO te muestra vistas en directo del Sol! ☀️😎 Mira las últimas imágenes de dos de los instrumentos a bordo de SOHO buff.ly/5ngsIZm Las 📸 del EIT ofrecen a los científicos una especie de mapa meteorológico del Sol, mientras que las de LASCO permiten ver la corona solar @science.esa.int

Coming NewAthena Science Webinar Nathalie Degenaar (University of Amsterdam) will present "Cosmic engines unleashed: winds and jets from accreting compact objects." 📆 31 March 2026 at 15 CEST. Connection details and further information 🔗 www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/en/node/58

Time for an #NewAthenaNuggets #astrosci Exploring ultra-fast outflows in active galactic nuclei with NewAthena , by Dr. Yerong Xu - Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (CSIC) Read it: 🔗 www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/en/node/992

NewAthena Science Community: 2026 membership call is now open! The NewAthena Science Community (NASC) is the group of scientists supporting the development of the mission's science case. Info and registration at 🔗https://indico.ifca.es/e/NASC_AO Deadline: 1st of March 2026.

Science Working Group 4: the NewAthena Rising (SWG4) Workshop Explicitly conceived as a platform for Early Career Researchers within the NewAthena Science Working Group 4. Registration and abstract submission (deadline 23/02) open 🔗 workshops.ice.csic.es/event/10/

The RAS was saddened to hear of the passing of our former President, Professor Mike Cruise, who has died aged 78. "Kind, thoughtful and honourable", Mike was a "stalwart of the RAS". Our thoughts are with his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him. ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

📢 Coming NewAthena Science Webinar! On 24 February 2026 at 15 CET, Brian McNamara @uwaterloo.ca will present XRISM’s New Perspective on the X-ray Atmospheres of Galaxy Clusters Further information 🔗 www.the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu/en/node/58