Behold, the Solar System in All its X-ray Glory

Reconstruction of how the diffuse X-ray sky should have appeared to eROSITA from May to October 2021. Credit: K. Dennerl, et al. (2026)/the eSASS team (MPE)/E. Churazov & M. Gilfanov (IKI)

Using the eROSITA space telescope, MPE researchers have successfully isolated the X-ray glow from our Solar System, revealing its impact on the soft X-ray sky. The findings, published in Science, underscore the importance of considering Solar System processes when analyzing X-ray data and highlight eROSITA’s role in advancing not only astrophysics but also heliophysics.

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