Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS)

Class:

Flight Project

Status:

In Development

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PRAXyS, the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources, will use X-ray telescopes to explore the shape of space that has been distorted by a spinning black hole's gravity, and probe the structure and effects of the magnetic field around neutron stars.

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