Einstein Probe Unleashes Its Innovative X-Ray Lobster-Eye Optics on the Cosmos

The Einstein Probe successfully demonstrates X-ray surveillance capabilities through its innovative lobster-eye optics.

The first images captured by the innovative mission were presented at the 7th workshop of the Einstein Probe consortium in Beijing. They illustrate the satellite’s full potential and show that its novel optics, which mimic a lobster’s eyes, are ready to monitor the X-ray sky. The space X-ray telescope zoomed in on a few well-known celestial objects to give us a hint of what the mission is capable of.