Astronomers have just solved a long-standing mystery about a rare, rapidly spinning neutron star known as PSR J1023+0038.

Astronomers studying a rare neutron star system have uncovered a surprising source of powerful X-rays. Using NASA s IXPE ...

Observations of a pulsar, consisting of a dead star spinning 600 times a second, and feasting on a stellar companion reveal ...

NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer has shared its very first images of Cassiopeia A, a famous supernova remnant from a star that exploded. Glowing purple gas clouds can be seen around the ...

An international team of astronomers has uncovered new evidence to explain how pulsing remnants of exploded stars interact with surrounding matter deep in the cosmos, using observations from NASA’s ...

Researchers will mine data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will survey the same areas of the sky every ...

"Whether you want to explore dark energy, dying stars, galactic powerhouses, or probably even entirely new things we’ve never ...

NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1 a.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to revolutionize our understanding of the universe with an extraordinary survey that could unveil 100,000 cosmic explosions. As part of its ...

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission is the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron ...