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NASA shuts down NEOWISE asteroid hunter after almost 15 years in space

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.
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NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after ...
Astronomy

A look back at NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on re-entering the atmosphere after ...
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BAE Systems-built NEOWISE spacecraft ends mission after 14 years in space

The mission served as a predecessor to NASA's next-generation infrared space telescope: Near-Earth Object Surveyor (NEO Surveyor) "The WISE and NEOWISE missions exceeded all expectations and returned ...
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Space weather will drag NASA's NEOWISE asteroid-hunting probe back to Earth in 2025

'We are at the mercy of solar activity, and with no means to keep us in orbit, NEOWISE is now slowly spiraling back to Earth.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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15 Years Later, Earth’s Most Advanced Planetary Defense System Ends In A Fiery Reentry

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth — ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after ...
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NASA says goodbye to our planetary protector, the asteroid-spotting NEOWISE mission

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 ...
Astronomy

NASA bids farewell to NEOWISE mission

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 ...
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After 14 years in space, NASA's prolific NEOWISE asteroid-hunter is about to shut down

The asteroid-hunting telescope is slowly descending toward Earth as solar activity ramps up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...
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Neowise Mission

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 ...
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NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

Toshi Hirabayashi is a part of several planetary mission teams with NASA, ESA and JAXA through the Georgia Institute of Technology. Yaeji Kim does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...