Chandra probes the interstellar medium of a bright low-mass X-ray binary

🔭✨ NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has delivered a striking new portrait of the interstellar medium surrounding GX 340+0, one of the brightest low-mass X-ray binaries in the sky. Using high-resolution spectroscopy, astronomers have mapped the dust chemistry along its line of sight — revealing olivine dominance, iron partitioning, and hints of rare elemental absorption. A precise, layered study that pushes X-ray astrophysics further into the dust grain frontier. 🌌⚗️🧲