Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
Launch Date:
December 2021
WEBSITE:
The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) exploits the polarization state of light from astrophysical sources to provide insight into our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes.
![Artist's conception of IXPE in orbit](/images/mission_thumbs/Screen Shot 2020-06-05 at 2.23.51 PM.png)