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DESCRIPTION:Space is filled with extreme\, exotic astronomical objects like
  active galactic nuclei\, supermassive black holes\, and tremendously magne
 tic neutron stars called magnetars…all of which are light-years from Earth\
 , hard to see\, and even harder to study. \n\n \n\nAlmost one year since la
 unch\, the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is the first space mis
 sion dedicated to observing polarized X-rays from these amazing objects. Th
 e mission enables a new and unique way to evaluate the geometry of extreme 
 magnetic fields by measuring the polarization angle and degree of the X-ray
 s emitted from the regions near these objects. Hear from Ball Aerospace eng
 ineers who helped design\, build\, and test IXPE\, and from LASP operation 
 managers responsible for day-to-day operations of the spacecraft and instru
 ments. They will share the journey of NASA’s newest Explorer mission from c
 oncept to launch as well as discuss IXPE’s student-run operations.\n\n \n\n
 • MacKenzie Ferrie: Ball Aerospace\, deputy director of programs and IXPE p
 rogram manager\n\n• William Deininger: Ball Aerospace\, technical fellow\, 
 system engineering\; Ball chief engineer for IXPE\n\n• Darren Osborn: IXPE 
 flight director\, LASP\n\n• Kacie Davis: IXPE flight controller\, LASP
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LOCATION:LASP Space Science Building\, W120
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SUMMARY:LASP Public Lecture:  Exploring the extreme cosmos: Meet the IXPE o
 bservatory
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URL:https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/lasp_public_lecture_exploring_the_e
 xtreme_cosmos_meet_the_ixpe_observatory
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