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Telescopes and space missions

NASA launches first dedicated X-ray mission to study the polarization of extreme cosmic objects

09 Dec 2021 Michael Banks
IXPE launch
Blast off: NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer will investigate active galactic nuclei, quasars, pulsars and supernova remnants (Courtesy: NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA has launched a mission to measure the X-ray polarization from the most extreme and mysterious o

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