MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Space is filled with interesting phenomena we don't fully understand, but NASA is launching a mission early Thursday morning that hopes to make a dent in that by studying some of ...

NASA launched its latest mission this week: A space-based observatory that will use X-ray instruments to study phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and pulsars. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry ...

IXPE, which launched Dec. 9, 2021, is the only satellite flying today that can make such a polarization measurement. "This was one of the biggest mysteries about supermassive black hole jets," said ...

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of ...

NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole—specifically, the disk of material swirling around it and ...

SpaceX successfully launched its 28th rocket of the year early Thursday morning (Dec. 9), ferrying an X-ray observatory into space for NASA. A used Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 1 a.m. (0600 GMT) ...

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has produced a detailed map of the magnetic field of the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula is a cosmic object located 6,500 light-years away, resulting from ...