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A view of the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) X-ray Timing Instrument without its protective blanketing shows a collection of 56 close-packed sunshades. NICER, an upcoming NASA astrophysics mission, will uncover the physics governing the ultra-dense interiors of neutron stars. via NASA ift.tt/1XEqZ4a
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New Mission Studying Neutron Stars On Track for Launch was taken on January 21, 2016 at 09:56AM