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 new clinical trial is looking for tens of thousands of participants to research whether 3D mammograms can provide better, more accurate results.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended for the first time that pregnant people get the RSV vaccine to protect their babies from severe disease but a recent report found concerns about vaccinations during pregnancy.
And as the 2024 presidential election cycle heats up, a group known as Climate Power is set to air $80 million in ads to spotlight the work done by President Joe Biden on the environment and climate.
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