NICER's Mirror Assemblies (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NICER's Mirror Assemblies

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NICER's mirror assemblies concentrate X-rays onto silicon detectors to gather data that probes the interior makeup of neutron stars, including those that appear to flash regularly, called pulsars.

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Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Keith Gendreau

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