NASA reveals that a particle wind powers pulsar J1023, aligning optical and X-ray polarization, which calls existing models ...

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), has challenged our understanding of what happens to matter in the direct vicinity of a black hole. With ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...

In a breakthrough study,NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has revealed surprising insights into the behavior of matter surrounding black holes, challenging long-held scientific theories ...

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NASA plans to launch a potential $188 million mission by 2020 to explore and collect information on black holes, pulsars, neutron stars and other cosmic X-rays. The IXPE mission will send three ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

SpaceX has received a contract to help NASA launch an observatory designed to help scientists discover astronomical details in space. NASA said Tuesday it estimates the cost of the Imaging X-Ray ...

Three new sonifications of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have been released. Sonification is the process of translating data into sounds. In the case of Chandra and ...

Three new pieces of cosmic sound are being released to celebrate black holes, the densest and darkest members of our universe. These scientific productions are sonifications — or translations — of ...