The First Image From NASA's new X-ray Observatory - By Nancy_A
It’s first light for one of the newest space observatories! The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer team has released their first image, taken after a month-long commissioning phase for the spacecraft. And it’s a beauty.
The image is also a nod to the venerable Chandra observatory, as Cas A was Chandra’s first light image, as well. That mission launched in 1999 as NASA’s flagship mission for X-ray astronomy, and is still operating in a high Earth orbit. IXPE is a joint effort between NASA and the Italian Space Agency, and is the first space observatory dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from some of the most fascinating and dynamic objects in the universe.
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