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Astrophysics Science Division

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)

Class:

Flight Project

Status:

Operational

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Launch Date:

December 2021

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The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) exploits the polarization state of light from astrophysical sources to provide insight into our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes.

      Artist's conception of IXPE in orbit