Summary
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 birefringence, a phenomenon of quantum electrodynamics.
NASA's IXPE Mission May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory on Magnetar Behavior
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6 August 2026 at 11:14 am
NASA's IXPE Mission May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory on Magnetar Behavior
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