Science Projects
The dedicated team at the Science Projects Branch provides oversight and support to numerous, cutting-edge, research projects and science teams across the Division. In addition to the projects listed below, they also manage the Chandra X-ray Observatory Program.
Earth Science
- SERVIR
Astrophysics
- Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
- Lynx X-ray Observatory
Optical Telescopes
- Predictive Thermal Control (PTC)
- Segmented Mirror Technology Program (SMPT)
Heliophysics
- Full sun Ultraviolet Rocket Spectrometer (FURST),
- Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer, (MaGIXS)
- Hinode
- Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP 2)
- High-Resolution Coronal imager (Hi-C) Flare
On 1/16/24, NASA posted “NASA’s IXPE Helps Researchers Maximize ‘Microquasar’ Findings” (https://www.nasa.gov/missions/ixpe/nasas-ixpe-helps-researchers-maximize-microquasar-findings/). The posting, coinciding with publication of the Astrophysical Journal Letters article, includes combined images from IXPE, Chandra, XMM-Newton, infrared, and radio observatories. The microquasar in question – Stephenson …
Since 2020, the “sonification” project at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Center has translated the digital data taken by telescopes into notes and sounds. This process allows the listener to experience the data through the sense of hearing instead of seeing it …
A group of dead stars known as “spider pulsars” are obliterating companion stars within their reach. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory of the globular cluster Omega Centauri is helping astronomers understand how these spider pulsars prey on their stellar …
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On 11/16/23, Astrophysical Journal Letters published online “The First X-ray Polarization Observation of the Black Hole X-ray Binary 4U 1630–47 in the Steep Power-law State” by Nicole Rodriguez Cavero et al. : On 11/21/23, Astrophysical Journal Letters published online “Discovery …
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Discovery Papers and More Read More »
On 12/6/23, NASA released Transform to Open Science (TOPS) initiative, its free Open Science 101 curriculum to empower researchers, early career scientists, and underrepresented communities with the knowledge and tools necessary to embrace open science practices. the curriculum is designed …
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