Hypersoft X-Ray Sources Found | Science News

Science News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 9, 2026 · 1m

For years, scientists missed a whole new class of cosmic objects—faint, whisper-like X-ray signals hiding in plain sight. Dubbed “hypersoft X-ray sources,” these are likely stellar remnants like black holes or neutron stars feeding off nearby stars. Researchers dug through decades of NASA’s Chandra data, filtering out noise to uncover these elusive emitters. Though most of their radiation is blocked by space dust, even the detectable ones could unlock secrets about galaxy evolution and star formation—possibly solving cosmic puzzles that have baffled astronomers for years. Listen in…