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6 Aug 202611:14 am

Space6 Aug 2026 · 11:14 am11:14 am

NASA's IXPE Mission May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory on Magnetar Behavior

NASA's IXPE mission may have confirmed a 90-year-old theory by observing a magnetar, 1E 1547.0-5408, where empty space appears to behave as predicted by vacuum

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NASA's IXPE Mission May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory on Magnetar Behavior

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