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Meet NICER: NASA’s Neutron Star Explorer
The NICER payload, waiting patiently for launch to the International Space Station. This white box may not look like much, but it contains a cutting-edge payload that will soon be headed to the...
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NICER and Neutron Stars: 5 Questions with Dr. Tod Strohmayer
As we’re gearing up for the launch of NICER, we wanted to give our readers a behind-the-scenes look at the mission, its science, and the people who are making it happen. NICER is NASA’s first mission...
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NICER is on its way to the ISS!
The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) launched successfully from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center today at 5:07PM EDT! Check out this spectacular launch: NICER had plenty of company on its...
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Peering into the Dusty Corners of the Universe with BETTII
Sara’s note: We’re excited to tell you about one of the Goddard-built balloon-borne astrophysics missions launching this week! This is a guest post (and photos) from Dr. Stephen Rinehart. The Balloon...
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RXTE’s Greatest Pulsar Hits
Artist illustration of the RXTE satellite. Credit: NASA A pulsar is the crushed core of an exploded star, a rapidly spinning cinder that repeatedly swings a beam of light in our direction. Check out...
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#PulsarWeek: The women who study pulsars
For the past week, we have been celebrating #PulsarWeek on social media in honor of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of pulsars. For more on the discovery itself, and about some of the researchers...
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#PulsarWeek: NICER Ask Me Anything! – Part 1
On August 7, 2017, as the grande finale to #PulsarWeek, members of the recently-launched Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission team sat down for an hour to answer questions about...
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#PulsarWeek: NICER Ask Me Anything! – Part 2
On August 7, 2017, as the grande finale to #PulsarWeek, members of the recently-launched Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission team sat down for an hour to answer questions about...
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Shock Waves Power an Exploding Star
Roughly 50 times each year, a star nearing the end of its life accretes too much material from a close companion star and erupts in a violent display of light — shedding its outer surface and...
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Gravitational Waves and Cosmic Collisions: 5 Questions with Dr. Ryan DeRosa
Meet Dr. Ryan DeRosa, one of the newest additions to our Astrophysics Science Division. His research is pretty out there, and we mean that literally since he aims to detect cosmic reverberations from...
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