NASA IXPE’s ‘Heartbeat Black Hole’ Measurements Challenge Current Theories Written by Michael Allen 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 IXPE, astronomers can study incoming X-rays and measure the polarization, a property of light that describes the direction of its electric […] The post NASA IXPE’s ‘Heartbeat Black Hole’ Measurements Challenge Current Theories first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA’s IXPE Imager Reveals Mysteries of Rare Pulsar An international team of astronomers has uncovered new evidence to explain how pulsing remnants of exploded stars interact with surrounding matter deep in the cosmos, using observations from NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) and other telescopes.  Scientists based in the U.S., Italy, and Spain, set their sights on a mysterious cosmic duo called PSR J1023+0038, […] The post NASA’s IXPE Imager Reveals Mysteries of Rare Pulsar first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA’s IXPE Reveals X-ray-Generating Particles in Black Hole Jets The blazar BL Lacertae, a supermassive black hole surrounded by a bright disk and jets oriented toward Earth, provided scientists with a unique opportunity to answer a longstanding question: How are X-rays generated in extreme environments like this? NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) collaborated with radio and optical telescopes to find answers. The results […] The post NASA’s IXPE Reveals X-ray-Generating Particles in Black Hole Jets first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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