Neutron Stars - What are They? How will NICER Study Them? | Video

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 10:02 in Astronomy & Space

When a star roughly 20 to 30 times the mass of our Sun explodes it leaves behind a neutron star. Learn more about it and how NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) will study them.

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