NICER Stories

Photo of one of the NICER patches.

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 the International Space Station Aug. 6. NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an…

Article3 months ago
Photograph of NICER on the space station.

Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope

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NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts. In May 2023,…

Article7 months ago

NICER Status Update

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Sunlight ‘Leak’ Impacting NASA’s NICER Telescope, Science Continues June 8, 2023 On Tuesday, May 22, NASA’s NICER (Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, developed a “light leak,” in which unwanted sunlight enters the…

Article1 year ago