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The #ASI / #NASA IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) satellite observed in May two galaxies Mrk 421 and Mcg-05-23-16, which host #supermassiveblackholes at their centers and whose results have been published inside important scientific magazines.   #Mcg052316 is a source previously known to have shown a strong interaction between its #accretiondisk and the #corona of hot electrons surrounding it. Enclosed…...

IXPE – Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer – focused its “eye” on #Cassiopeia A, an old supernova located 11,000 light years from the Earth exploded in the 17th century. The telescope, a NASA/ASI mission launched on 9th December 2021, has started producing amazing results through measurement and polarisation of X-rays.  …...

Solar Orbiter has recently been defined a scientific breakthrough mission. First because it is exploring our star at a distance never reached before (42 Million kilometers at its closest approach, less than Mercury’s distance). Second because it is working in a highly prohibitive environment with temperatures ranging from highs of…...

The first human approach to deflect a moving asteroid into space was a success! Last night, the #DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) probe hit #Dimorphos, the 160-metre diameter celestial body chosen by #NASA for the experiment in the frame of #HERA mission.   HERA is the European contribution to an international double-spacecraft collaboration NASA/ESA for #planetarydefense. The…...

Co-authors: OHB Italia / ASI-Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Name of the session: 2-A6.10 – Joint Technical Session “Near-Earth Objects & Space Debris”. The wide Field of View ( #FoV) of FLYEYE sensors, based on an innovative optical design conceived by #OHBItalia, are the key asset allowing a successful #observation of the…...