NASA's IXPE Investigates Magnetar, Potential Discovery of Exotic Space Behavior

2026-08-12

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has gathered extensive data on magnetar 1E 1547-5408. Observations may have revealed unprecedented behavior in empty space, aligning with 90-year-old physics predictions.

Source: NASA Breaking News

Reported by VERA Newswire.