NASA’s IXPE Returns SCIENCE!

Feb 17, 2022 | Daily Space, IXPE, Spacecraft, Supernovae Remnants

IMAGE: This image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A combines some of the first X-ray data collected by NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, shown in magenta, with high-energy X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, in blue. CREDIT: NASA/CXC/SAO/IXPE

We have a bit of good news from a NASA space telescope that has returned its first bit of science.

No, not that one.

I’m talking about the NASA Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, or IXPE, which has returned its first science image: a pretty picture of the X-ray emission from the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. The released data shows a violet donut, and NASA has combined it with a web of Chandra data to create a stunning image that looks more like medical imaging than astrophysics. We have a high-resolution version of this image available at DailySpace.org.

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NASA press release

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