In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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IXPE Mission Begins Science Operations
Having spent just over a month in space, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is working and already zeroing in on some of the hottest, most energetic objects in the universe. IXPE is the first space observatory dedicated to studying the polarization of X-rays coming from objects like exploded stars and black holes. Polarization describes how the X-ray light is oriented as it travels through space.
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NASA Prepares SLS Moon Rockets for First Crewed Artemis Missions
As teams continue to prepare NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for its debut flight with the launch of Artemis I, NASA and its partners across the country have made great progress building the rocket for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis mission. The team is also manufacturing and testing major parts for Artemis missions III, IV, and V.
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'Mini' Monster Black Hole Could Hold Clues to Giant’s Growth
The discovery of a supermassive black hole in a relatively small galaxy could help astronomers unravel the mystery surrounding how the very biggest black holes grow. Researchers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to identify a black hole buried in gas and dust, and containing about 200,000 times the mass of the Sun.
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I am Artemis: Gwen Artis
Growing up on a farm, math, science, and space exploration weren’t the usual topics of conversation around Gwen Artis’ family dinner table. Today, she is a senior systems engineer with Jacobs Space Exploration Group who assists with management and oversight of the production of the Space Launch System rocket’s launch vehicle stage adapter.
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