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IXPE

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Active Mission

During IXPE's two-year mission, targets such as active galactic nuclei, microquasars, pulsars and pulsar wind nebulae, magnetars, accreting X-ray binaries, supernova remnants, and the Galactic center will be studied.

Type

Space Telescope

Launch

Dec. 9, 2021

Target

Universe

Objective

Study targets including active galactic nuclei, microquasars, pulsars and more
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IXPE Stories

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NASA Research To Be Featured at American Astronomical Society Meeting

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NASA’s IXPE Details Shapes of Structures at Newly Discovered Black Hole

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NASA’s IXPE Helps Researchers Determine Shape of Black Hole Corona

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