NASA's NEOWISE telescope, a pioneering asteroid hunter, is set to meet its demise in late 2024 after a remarkable 15-year mission. Launched in 2009 as WISE, the spacecraft exceeded expectations, detecting over 200 previously unknown near-Earth objects and providing valuable data on thousands more. As the sun's solar maximum approaches, NEOWISE will safely burn up in the atmosphere, marking the end of an era in planetary defense.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/nasa-sends-final-command-to-neowise-telescope-ending-decade-long-asteroids-hunting-mission
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"content": "NASA's NEOWISE telescope, a pioneering asteroid hunter, is set to meet its demise in late 2024 after a remarkable 15-year mission. Launched in 2009 as WISE, the spacecraft exceeded expectations, detecting over 200 previously unknown near-Earth objects and providing valuable data on thousands more. As the sun's solar maximum approaches, NEOWISE will safely burn up in the atmosphere, marking the end of an era in planetary defense.\n\nSource: https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/nasa-sends-final-command-to-neowise-telescope-ending-decade-long-asteroids-hunting-mission",
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