NASA IXPEs Longest Observation Solves Black Hole Jets Mystery

Written by Michael Allen An international team of astronomers using NASAs IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has identified the origin of X-rays in a supermassive black holes jet, answering a question that has been unresolved since the earliest days of X-ray astronomy. Their findings are described in a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, []