(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, also known as XPoSat, the country’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to carry out ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its first polarimetry mission, XPoSat, on January 1, 2024. Know what is XPoSat mission, objectives, payloads, and significance. The ...

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, ...