Farewell, NEOWISE: NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Mission Comes to a Close
A Legacy of Discovery and Protection
After over a decade of dedicated service protecting our planet, NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission has officially come to an end. This prolific asteroid-hunting mission has been instrumental in identifying and characterizing near-Earth objects (NEOs) that could potentially pose a threat to our planet.
A Final Farewell
On September 30, 2023, engineers sent a final command to the spacecraft, which has since been powered down and is now drifting silently through the vastness of space. Its final observations, captured just hours before the shutdown, provide a poignant farewell to a mission that has made an indelible mark on our understanding of the Solar System.
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