NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, helping fill in ...

NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, seen here in an ...

NASA's IXPE observed the outer rim of the supernova remnant highlighted in purple in the inset. Data from IXPE is combined ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is hoping to get a better understanding of some of the universe's most "extreme objects." That's why the nation's top space station is launching a spacecraft to keep its ...

NASA's IXPE mission has captured a new observation of the supernova remnant designated as RCW 86. The observation complements ...

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), has challenged our understanding of what happens to matter in the direct vicinity of a black hole. With ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — NASA awarded a launch contract to SpaceX July 8 for the launch of a small astrophysics mission as the company offered a Falcon 9 at a lower price than a much smaller rocket. NASA ...

Update: Liftoff of Falcon 9 at 1 a.m. ET! NASA's IXPE spacecraft is now en route to Earth orbit, where it will study X-rays from cosmic objects like black holes. Read the full story here. Follow live ...