The IXPE satellite's commissioning phase is over.
, bound for an equatorial perch where it will peer out into the universe, helping to unlock the mysteries of some of its most enigmatic residents.
"I'm pleased to tell you that the commissioning phase has been successfully completed," Weisskopf said Monday during a news briefing held during the 239th meeting of the American Astronomical Society ."Tomorrow we'll start taking our first science data."X-rays are one tool that astronomers can use to observe and understand the universe.
. To that end, NASA has launched a fleet of space-based observatories to peer inside cosmic sources like the gaseous nebulae where stars are born, and to probe the mysteries of black holes. , launched in 1999 and is NASA's flagship X-ray space telescope. It's tasked with detecting X-ray emissions from the extremely hot regions around exploded stars, galaxy clusters and black holes.
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