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NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven Century-Old Theory
NASA's IXPE mission may have confirmed a 90-year-old theory by observing magnetar behavior. The findings, published in Nature, could revolutionize our understanding of space physics.
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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. Fast facts Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) conducted more th
2026-08-05 18:49 UTC