Editing Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (section)

== Results ==
Observations from the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer have been used as evidence for the existence of the [[frame-dragging]] effect predicted by the theory of [[general relativity]] of [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]]. RXTE results have, as of late 2007, been used in more than 1400 scientific papers.

In January 2006, it was announced that Rossi had been used to locate a candidate [[intermediate-mass black hole]] named [[M82 X-1]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/dying_star_reveals_more_evidence_for_new_kind_of_black_hole_9685 |title=Dying Star Reveals More Evidence for New Kind of Black Hole |newspaper=Scienceblog.com |date=8 January 2006 |publisher=Science Blog |access-date=2012-02-03 |last1=Com |first1=Scienceblog}}</ref> In February 2006, data from RXTE was used to prove that the diffuse background X-ray glow in our [[galaxy]] comes from innumerable, previously undetected [[white dwarf]]s and from other stars' [[Stellar corona|coronae]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1681_1.asp |title=Galactic Glow Gleaned}}</ref> In April 2008, RXTE data was used to infer the size of the smallest known black hole.<ref>{{cite web |title=NASA Scientists Identify Smallest Known Black Hole |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/smallest_blackhole.html |date=2008-04-01}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

RXTE ceased science operations on 12 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=The RXTE Mission is Approaching the End of Science Operations |url=http://heasarc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/xhp_new.html#endofoperations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040107162230/http://heasarc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/xhp_new.html#endofoperations |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-01-07 |date=2012-01-04}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>