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ISRO Payload "Aces" Performance Check, Captures Light From Supernova Event – Indian Defence Research Wing

ISRO: ISRO payload aces its performance check with observation of supernova remnant

ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, announced on Thursday that a payload on its recently-launched mission has successfully captured its first light from a celestial source. The XSPECT payload, which is part of India s first X-ray polarimetric mission called XPoSat, captured its first light from the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant.

India's first X-ray polarimetric mission captures light from supernova: ISRO

A supernova is the explosion of a star that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life cycle

xposat: XPoSat captures first light from supernova remnant

Launched on January 1, XPoSat carries two co-aligned instruments, POLarimeter Instrument in X-rays (POLIX) and X-ray SPECtroscopy and Timing (XSPECT), aimed at unravelling the mysteries of cosmic X-ray sources.

ISRO Payload "Aces" Performance Check, Captures Light From Supernova Event

XSPECT's spectral and temporal studies promise to unveil the universe's secrets in soft X-rays, ISRO said.