Marshall Astrophysics Archives

NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory – NASA Science 0
- IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), Magnetars, Marshall Astrophysics, Marshall Space Flight Center, Neutron Stars, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Universe
- August 5, 2026
A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature. Magnetars are a special class of neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields, the strongest of any object in the observable universe,
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NASA Space Telescope Maps Pulsar ‘Lighthouse’ Magnetic Fields – NASA Science 0
- Astrophysics, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), Marshall Astrophysics, Marshall Space Flight Center, Nebulae, Pulsars, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Universe
- July 9, 2026
For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101-6101, a pulsar located within what is often known as the Lighthouse Nebula. The results provide new insight into the structure of some of the most extreme objects in the cosmos, as NASA continues
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NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length 0

A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may reach wider than previously thought. This finding may lead astronomers to adjust their understanding of our home galaxy’s structure. A team of astronomers made this discovery by making precise measurements of distances to dust clouds