IXPE

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, commonly known as IXPE or SMEX-14, is a space observatory with three identical telescopes designed to measure the polarization of cosmic X-rays of black holes, neutron stars, and pulsars.

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Exploring the Invisible Sky With IXPE’s Revolutionary X-Ray Technology

NASA’s IXPE Awarded Prestigious Prize in High-energy Astronomy

NASA’s IXPE Helps Researchers Maximize ‘Microquasar’ Findings

SN 1006 Unveiled: Chandra and IXPE’s New Insights Into a Millennium-Old Supernova

IXPE’s Stellar Birthday: X-Raying the Universe’s Biggest Mysteries

IXPE Detects 200-Year-Old Flare from Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

IXPE Observes Jet from Centaurus A’s Supermassive Black Hole

IXPE Observes Crab Nebula and Its Pulsar

NASA’s IXPE Uses Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula as an Extreme Astrophysics Laboratory

IXPE Detects Polarized X-Rays from Tycho’s Supernova Remnant

NASA’s IXPE Quickly Observes Aftermath of Incredible Cosmic Blast – “This Is Now or Never”

NASA’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Celebrates 1 Year of Exploring the Cosmos

NASA’s IXPE Helps Solve Black Hole Jet Mystery

IXPE Spacecraft Examines Particle Acceleration in Blazar Jets

Astrophysicists Solve 40-Year-Old Black Hole Jet Mystery With NASA’s IXPE

Surprising Results From NASA’s IXPE Help Unlock the Secrets of Famous Exploded Star

IXPE Maps Polarized X-Rays from Cassiopeia A

NASA’s IXPE Mission Checks Out X-Rays From Extreme Cosmic Objects

NASA IXPE Observatory’s First Stunning Image: The Glowing Remains of an Exploded Star

1st image from NASA's new IXPE X-ray telescope looks like a ball of purple lightning