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NICER Status Update
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Jan. 24, 2025 NASA’s NICER Continues Science Operations Post Repair NASA crew aboard the International Space Station installed patches to…

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Astronaut Set to Patch NASA’s X-ray Telescope Aboard Space Station
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NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray telescope on the…

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NASA’s Chandra, Hubble Tune Into ‘Flame-Throwing’ Guitar Nebula
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Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a “flame-throwing guitar” has now been spotted moving through…

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Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
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At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe…

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Repair Kit for NASA’s NICER Mission Heading to Space Station
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Editor’s note: NG CRS-21 launched Aug. 4 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft was installed to…

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NASA’s Chandra Peers Into Densest and Weirdest Stars
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The supernova remnant 3C 58 contains a spinning neutron star, known as PSR J0205+6449, at its center. Astronomers studied this…

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Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb
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New data revises our view of this unusual supernova explosion. A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…

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Travel Through Data From Space in New 3D Instagram Experiences
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A new project provides special 3D “experiences” on Instagram using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through…

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NASA’s Tiny BurstCube Mission Launches to Study Cosmic Blasts
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Editor’s note, April 18, 2024: BurstCube deployed into orbit from the space station April 18, 2024. It will begin a…

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