An international team of astronomers using NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), has challenged our understanding ...

A black hole’s bizarre "heartbeat" is forcing astronomers to reconsider how these cosmic heavyweights behave.

In a breakthrough study,NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has revealed surprising insights into the behavior ...

Astronomers studying a rare neutron star system have uncovered a surprising source of powerful X-rays. Using NASA s IXPE telescope and data from other observatories, an international team found ...

NASA's IXPE satellite has identified a supermassive black hole blasting its energetic jets toward Earth. Don't worry, though, the powerful blazar far away in space.

The IXPE observations also reveal that the magnetic field over small regions is highly tangled, without a dominant preferred direction. Credits: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO; IXPE: NASA/MSFC/J ...

Compared to OSO-8, IXPE is hundreds of times more sensitive and precise at detecting the polarization of X-rays. A 2001 image of Cygnus X-1 captured during an aerial flight.

IXPE is a collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency with partners and science collaborators in 12 countries. IXPE is led by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

This IXPE image maps the intensity of X-rays coming from Cassiopeia A. The colors, including cool purple, blue, red and white, correspond with the increasing brightness of the X-rays.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, rolls out to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Dec. 7, 2021.

The IXPE’s solar array underwent testing and integration at Ball Aerospace test facilities in Boulder. The joint mission by NASA and the Italian Space Agency costs a mere $188 million.