Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft
IXPE is NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, an active space observatory launched in 2021 to study the polarization of X-rays from extreme cosmic objects such as black holes, neutron stars, and supernova remnants.
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Identity
- Family Name
- IXPE
- Full Name
- Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft
- Roles
- observatory
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- IXPE is NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, an active space observatory launched in 2021 to study the polarization of X-rays from extreme cosmic objects such as black holes, neutron stars, and supernova remnants.
- First Flight Year
- 2,021
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ixpe/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 22:14:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 12, 2026 at 22:14:43 UTC