What happens when the universe’s most magnetic object shines with the power of 1,000 Suns in a matter of seconds? Thanks to NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), a mission in collaboration with ASI (Italian Space Agency), scientists are one step closer to understanding this extreme event. Magnetars are a type of young neutron star […]
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IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Marshall Astrophysics, Marshall Science Research & Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center, The Universe
Posted on
June 5, 2025
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