CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s newest X-ray observatory rocketed into orbit Thursday to shed lightweight on exploded stars, black holes and alternative violent high-energy events development within the universe.
SpaceX launched the orbiter on its $214 million mission from Kennedy house Center. It’s known as IXPE, short for Imaging X-ray Polarization adventurer.
Scientists aforesaid the observatory — truly 3 telescopes in one — can unveil the foremost dramatic and extreme components of the universe as ne’er before.
“IXPE goes to open a brand new window on the X-ray sky,” Brian Ramsey, NASA’s deputy principal somebody, aforesaid in the week.
Operations ought to begin next month. {nasa|National Aeronautics and house Administration|NASA|independent agency} is partnering with the Italian Space Agency on the project.