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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