We're taking X-ray vision to the next level! Astronomers have been studying X-rays from space for decades, but when our Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) launches into orbit, it'll give us our best look yet at these X-rays' polarization—a special property of light that could help us understand cosmic phenomena from black holes to the remnants of exploded stars. How does it all work? Get a quick intro to polarized light before IXPE lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, currently sch