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.
After a summer of record-breaking heat, scientists say the month of September proved to be far warmer on average than other months.
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After a summer of record-breaking heat, September also was far warmer than average months.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer be distributing vaccine cards.
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Author Joyce Shulman joined News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen to discuss the benefits of walking outside, rain or shine, and what tools are needed to step up the exercise a notch.
A study found germs lingering on certain parts of the body.
The Biden administration announced a series of indictments and sanctions in connection with fentanyl trafficking.
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