NASA’s newest X-ray observatory rocketed into orbit Thursday to shed light on exploded stars, black holes and other violent high-energy events unfolding in the universe.
SpaceX launched the spacecraft on its $188 million mission from Kennedy Space Center. It’s called IXPE, short for Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer.
Scientists said the observatory — actually three telescopes in one — will unveil the most dramatic and extreme parts of the universe as never before.
“IXPE is going to open a new window on the X-ray sky,” Brian Ramsey, NASA's deputy principal scientist, said this week.
Operations should begin next month. NASA is partnering with the Italian Space Agency on the project.
Abortion pills could be difficult to get as a federal judge in Texas is expected to rule as early as today if the FDA's approval of the drug will be overturned.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimated that more than 38,000 minnows died with 5,500 additional species of fish, amphibians, and crayfish also possibly impacted by the toxic spill.
Transgender youth in Tennessee would be banned from receiving gender-affirming care under legislation currently headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk.
Plant-based, non-dairy milk producers scored a win when the Food and Drug Administration issued guidance stating products like almond, oat, and soy options can be called milk.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to pay for the cleanup of the East Palestine, Ohio train wreck and chemical release.
