Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA)

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Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter

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The mirrors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components…

Article2 months ago

NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches

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The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as…

Article3 months ago

NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On

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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…

Article3 months ago

NASA’s NEOWISE Extends Legacy With Decade of Near-Earth Object Data

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As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future…

Article6 months ago

NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact

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After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed…

Article7 months ago

NASA’s Planetary Radar Images Slowly Spinning Asteroid

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During the close approach of 2008 OS7 with Earth on Feb. 2, the agency’s Deep Space Network planetary radar gathered…

Article8 months ago