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A New Era of X-ray Astronomy with IXPE

Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans

Jun 25, 202526:32Science & Medicine

IXPE, or the Infrared X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, is NASA’s first space telescope dedicated to studying X-ray polarization from extreme objects like black holes and quasars.

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A New Era of X-ray Astronomy with IXPE is an episode from Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans. IXPE, or the Infrared X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, is NASA’s first space telescope dedicated to studying X-ray polarization from extreme obje...

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Published Jun 25, 2025, 26:32 long, audio available.

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