NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time - NASA
By Michael Allen For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE’s unique X-ray polarization capability, astr...
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By Michael Allen For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE’s unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star called the intermediate polar EX Hydrae, unlocking the geometry of energetic binary systems. In 2024, IXPE spent nearly one week focused on EX […]