A smaller white dwarf star (left) pulls material from a larger star into a swirling accretion disk in this artists concept released Nov. 19, 2025, to illustrate the first use of NASAs IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. IXPE spent nearly one week focused on EX Hydrae, a white dwarf []
A smaller white dwarf star (left) pulls material from a larger star into a swirling accretion disk in this artists concept released Nov. 19, 2025, to illustrate the first use of NASAs IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. IXPE spent nearly one week focused on EX Hydrae, a white dwarf []
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