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eROSITA Maps Nearly 2 Million Sources Across the X-Ray Universe
18 September 2026

eROSITA Maps Nearly 2 Million Sources Across the X-Ray Universe

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The eROSITA space telescope has released its second major X-ray catalog, offering one of the most detailed views yet of the high-energy universe.

With nearly two million sources, including stars, supernova remnants, and supermassive black holes, the dataset is helping astronomers build three-dimensional maps of cosmic evolution and uncover new clues about the early universe.

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