(Nanowerk News) What are the high-energy processes in the Universe that occur in the immediate vicinity of a black hole? To study a question like this one cannot simply utilize a high-resolution ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrated the commencement of the new year by propelling India’s maiden X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) into orbit. This groundbreaking initiative ...

The XPoSat mission is designed to delve into the mysteries of cosmic X-ray sources, specifically targeting celestial entities like neutron stars, black holes, and other energetic phenomena. Scheduled ...

Researchers have built a polarimeter on a microchip, revolutionizing the design of this widely used scientific tool. What do astrophysics, telecommunications and pharmacology have in common? Each of ...

India's X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) achieved a significant milestone by capturing its first light from the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant, marking a crucial step in its mission since ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its first polarimetry mission, XPoSat, on January 1, 2024. As per ISRO, the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission will be ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 1 January launched its first mission of the year 2024. The space agency blast off the XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) and 10 other satellites from ...

X-ray polarimetry promises to give qualitatively new information about high-energy astrophysical sources, such as black hole systems, the bright and active centers of galaxies, compact neutron stars, ...