Nasa’s X-ray boom arm for black hole studies extends in orbit
by Stuart Clark from on (#5TB6Q)
Mission is step closer to exploring most energetic and exotic celestial objects in universe
Nasa's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has successfully extended its 4-metre boom arm to assume its operational configuration.
Launched on 9 December atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, IXPE is a space observatory designed to study X-rays from black holes, neutron stars and other exotic celestial objects.
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