NASA Solves X-ray Emission Mystery in Black Hole Jets Using IXPE’s Polarization Data
Breakthrough study of blazar BL Lacertae confirms Compton scattering as likely source of X-ray radiation IXPE Unlocks New Insights into Extreme Astrophysical Environments NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has provided groundbreaking evidence solving a long-standing mystery about how X-rays are produced in the powerful jets of supermassive black holes. In a recent study focused … Read more