A “Dead” Star Comes Alive in a Stunning NASA X-Ray View

A “Dead” Star Comes Alive in a Stunning NASA X-Ray View

NASA’s IXPE has just revealed the hidden geometry of a white dwarf’s cosmic feeding frenzy—using X-rays to see what no telescope could before. Scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star for the first time. By measuring the polarization of X-rays, the mission allowed astronomers to investigate the [...]

NASA's IXPE measures a white dwarf star for the first time

The polarization can be used to estimate the height of the accretion shock above the WD’s surface. Continue reading NASA’s IXPE measures a white dwarf star for the first time on Tech Explorist.

NASA’s IXPE spacecraft observes White Dwarf star for first time

New Delhi: NASA has used its Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft to study a white dwarf star for the first time. A white dwarf is the remnant core of a dead star, that violently shed its outer layers, leaving behind a dense object about the size of the Earth, containing as much mass as the Sun. EX Hydrae is a system with a white dwarf star and a binary companion at a distance of about 200 lightyears from the Earth in the conste…

NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time

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