India set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite: ISRO

India set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite: ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that India is set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), aiming to investigate the polarisation of intense X-Ray sources.  According to ISRO, while space-based X-Ray astronomy has been established in India, focusing predominantly on imaging, time-domain studies, and spectroscopy, the upcoming XPoSat mission marks a major …

Read more