Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA)
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Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter
The mirrors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components…
NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches
The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as…
NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On
NASA’s near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA’s next-generation infrared mission: NEO…
NASA’s NEOWISE Extends Legacy With Decade of Near-Earth Object Data
As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future…
NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact
After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed…
NASA’s Planetary Radar Images Slowly Spinning Asteroid
During the close approach of 2008 OS7 with Earth on Feb. 2, the agency’s Deep Space Network planetary radar gathered…
