On 10/23/23, the Astrophysical Journal published online “The Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509−58/MSH 15−52” by Roger W. Romani et al. On 10/27/23, the Astrophysical Journal published online “Magnetic structures and turbulence in SN 1006 revealed with imaging …
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Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) data have been used to examine the pulsar wind nebula known as MSH 15-52. Pulsar wind nebulae are clouds of energetic particles blown away from dead, collapsed stars. In 2001, …
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On 11/2/23, the Chandra Program’s Flight Director Board approved the Normal Sun Offset Flight Software Patch. This patch will change the spacecraft attitude an intermediate saving action, Normal Sun Mode, from 90 degrees to 160 degrees. This will prevent longer …
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On 10/28/23, Astrophysics Branch scientists Stephen Bongiorno and Lynnie Saade represented Chandra at the 2023 Huntsville STEAMfest NASA booth. The yearly festival, held this year for the third time, is designed to engage students and their families on the topics …
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Engineering Technicians John Hood, Amy Meekham, and Mark Sloan discuss details of their work on the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. A joint effort between NASA and the Italian Space Agency, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer …
On 9/6/23, Marshall’s Chandra X-ray Observatory team supported the “Education Day” game for the Rocket City Trash Pandas, Huntsville’s minor league baseball team. The team shared information about Chandra and high energy astrophysics and handed out Chandra bookmarks and activity …
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Glowbug has reported detections of four gamma-ray bursts via the General Coordinates Network. Glowbug is a NASA-funded gamma-ray telescope that is operating on the International Space Station. Glowbug is operated by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory with ground data analysis …
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On 10/9/22, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) detected the brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen. National Geographic interviewed GBM graduate student Stephen Lesage (UAH), who was on GBM burst advocate duty when the burst occurred, GBM team member Eric Burns …
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Daniel Kocevski (ST12), Stephen Lesage (UAH), and Sarah Dalessi (UAH) presented invited talks at a conference held in Warrington, VA on behalf of Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC’s) Relativistic Astrophysics Team. Kocevski presented on the status of the StarBurst and …
On 8/25/23, the Astrophysical Journal published online “IXPE and XMM-Newton Observations of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806-20” by Roberto Turolla al. On 9/1/23, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society published online “The X-ray polarization of the Seyfert 1 …
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