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

August 28, 2024

Anthony Greicius

The mirrors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components is accelerating. NASA’s new asteroid-hunting spacecraft is taking shape at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Called NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor), this cutting-edge infrared space telescope will seek out the hardest-to-find asteroids and…
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NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches

July 3, 2024

Naomi Hartono

The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed Earth. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently tracked two asteroids as they flew by our planet. One turned out to have a little moon orbiting it, while the…
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NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On

July 1, 2024

Anthony Greicius

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 Surveyor. After more than 14 successful years in space, NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission will end on July 31. But while the mission draws to a close, another is taking shape,…
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NASA’s NEOWISE Extends Legacy With Decade of Near-Earth Object Data

April 4, 2024

Anthony Greicius

As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make new discoveries. NASA’s NEOWISE mission has released its 10th year of infrared data – the latest in a unique long-duration (or “time-domain”) survey that captures how celestial objects change over long periods.…
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NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact

March 19, 2024

Naomi Hartono

After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk. When NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) deliberately smashed into a 560-foot-wide (170-meter-wide) asteroid on Sept. 26, 2022, it made its mark in more ways than one. The demonstration showed…
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NASA’s Planetary Radar Images Slowly Spinning Asteroid

February 26, 2024

Naomi Hartono

During the close approach of 2008 OS7 with Earth on Feb. 2, the agency’s Deep Space Network planetary radar gathered the first detailed images of the stadium-size asteroid. On Feb. 2, a large asteroid safely drifted past Earth at a distance of about 1.8 million miles (2.9 million kilometers, or 7 ½ times the distance…
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NASA System Predicts Impact of a Very Small Asteroid Over Germany

January 24, 2024

Anthony Greicius

The Scout impact assessment system calculated where and when the asteroid 2024 BX1 would impact Earth’s atmosphere, providing a useful demonstration of planetary defense capability. A small asteroid about 3 feet (1 meter) in size disintegrated harmlessly over Germany on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 1:32 a.m. local time (CET). At 95 minutes before it impacted…
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NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission

December 13, 2023

Naomi Hartono

The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it’s now at the mercy of the Sun, which is accelerating its demise. NASA’s NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec. 13, 2013, the space telescope has discovered a once-in-a-lifetime comet, observed more than…
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Data From NASA’s WISE Used to Preview Lucy Mission’s Asteroid Dinkinesh

October 30, 2023

Naomi Hartono

Researchers have utilized infrared survey data to refine the asteroid’s size and surface brightness in support of the Nov. 1 encounter by NASA’s Lucy mission. NASA’s Lucy mission will soon have its first asteroid encounter as the spacecraft travels through deep space en route to Jupiter’s orbit. But before the spacecraft passes 265 miles (425…
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Category: Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA)

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

NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches

NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On

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

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

NASA’s Planetary Radar Images Slowly Spinning Asteroid

NASA System Predicts Impact of a Very Small Asteroid Over Germany

NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission

Data From NASA’s WISE Used to Preview Lucy Mission’s Asteroid Dinkinesh

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