A prolific NASA asteroid-hunting mission has come to an end. Engineers sent a final command to the agency's NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) spacecraft on Thursday (Aug.

Comet Neowise, over a silhouetted Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, UK on the 12th July 2020. Discovered in March 2020 by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission, ...

In humanity’s attempt to identify asteroid threats to Earth, NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) space telescope has been tirelessly working to identify near-Earth ...

Although it completed its mission in July, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) still has interesting archival data covering the solar system thanks to the team at ...

The California Nebula is seen in its entirety in this image from NASA’s WISE mission, covering over 25 square degrees of sky. In this infrared view, the dust clouds underlying the nebula glimmer in ...

NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft is about to return to Earth in a blaze of glory after 15 years of service. The NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission has been using a space ...

NASA's asteroid-hunting NEOWISE space telescope will soon plunge into Earth's atmosphere and burn to bits. Here's a look back at its epic mission that defied all expectations. When you purchase ...

This artist’s concept depicts the NEOWISE spacecraft in orbit around Earth. Launched in 2009 to survey the entire sky in infrared, the spacecraft took on a more specialized role in 2014 when it was ...

The spacecraft has helped astronomers discover new galaxies, millions of black hole candidates, and thousands of near-Earth objects in its lifetime. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

After 10 years and nearly 27 million images, NASA said goodbye to the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission last week when its transmitter was turned off. The ...

NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft, originally launched as WISE in 2009, has ended its mission after nearly 15 years in operation. It successfully identified around 3,000 near-Earth objects and contributed ...

'While we are sad to see this brave mission come to an end, we are excited for the future scientific discoveries it has opened by setting the foundation for the next generation planetary defense ...