By Marcia Dunn
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.
A SpaceX-NASA mission that was due to launch into orbit Friday was called off and delayed until Saturday.
Diabetes and weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown to help people with a heart condition, according to a new study.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.
A Jersey Shore man has painted sea shells -- nearly 500 of them -- to raise awareness around epilepsy that have traveled as far as Asia and Australia.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare, which protects animals worldwide, is opening a first-of-its-kind short-term dolphin hospital on Cape Cod this month that it hopes will not only improve survivability rates, but also enhance the research it has developed over 25 years.
A new humanoid robot designed to do dull and dirty jobs has been unveiled by NASA.
The Mercury retrograde lasts until Sept. 15 as astrologers blame planets and stars for communications issues.
A new study suggests that teaching kids creativity can increase resilience.
A new study shows that marketers may be overstating fish oil benefits.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about two brands of eye drops being sold online that they both have potential fungal and bacterial contamination.
