NASA’s Asteroid, Comet Hunting Telescope Set to Retire at End of Month
NEOWISE has taken millions of infrared measurements and studied tens of thousands of asteroids, comets, stars, galaxies, and other objects.
NEOWISE has taken millions of infrared measurements and studied tens of thousands of asteroids, comets, stars, galaxies, and other objects.
It will take the Psyche spacecraft about six years to travel the estimated 2.2 billion miles to reach the metal-rich asteroid targeted for study.
On September 26, NASA was able to successfully crash spacecraft into an asteroid. Now, it’s time to determine the outcome of this ‘impactful’ mission.
NASA is hurling a spacecraft at a passing asteroid to try and change its course.