IXPE Operations Update

On March 23, NASA’s IXPE ( Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer ) stopped transmitting valid telemetry data. The only previous interruption of IXPE science observations was due to a similar issue in June of 2023. On March 26, using procedures developed following that previous interruption, the team initiated a spacecraft […]

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