GEMS (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GEMS

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GEMS, the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer, will detect polarized X-rays from supernova remnants, neutron stars and black holes. Polarized X-rays carry information about the structure of cosmic sources that is not available in any other way.

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NASA/GEMS/Barbara Talbott

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