Tag: NEOWISE
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NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations
This 2013 artist’s concept shows the NASA’s WISE spacecraft, in its orbit around Earth. In September of 2013, engineers brought the mission out of hibernation to hunt for more asteroids and comets in a project called NEOWISE. Graphic: NASA A spacecraft that helped bolster planetary defense is now at the end of its operational mission.…
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NASA to proceed with asteroid surveillance mission
Artist’s concept of the Near-Earth Object Camera, or NEOCam, spacecraft. NASA’s planned NEO Surveillance Mission will be similar to the NEOCam concept, which has been under study for more than a decade. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech After years of studies, NASA plans to move forward with a space-based telescope that could launch as soon as 2025 to…