High Energy Astronomy

"NASA's IXPE Receives Top Honor in High-energy Astronomy"

NASA's IXPE team, led by retired astrophysicist Martin Weisskopf and Italian Space Agency principal investigator Paolo Soffitta, has been awarded the 2024 Bruno Rossi Prize by the American Astronomical Society for their development of IXPE, a mission that observes X-ray emissions from cosmic phenomena. The mission, launched in 2021, has been extended through at least September 2025 due to its success in studying high-energy radiation and supporting the study of cosmic events. This marks the fourth time NASA researchers have been honored with the Rossi Prize for their contributions to high-energy astrophysics.