NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way

from Ars Technica 5 months ago

"We never thought it would last this long," said Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE's principal investigator from the University of Arizona and UCLA.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-shuts-down-asteroid-hunting-telescope-but-a-better-one-is-on-the-way/

"The Sun's just been more active than we had anticipated. The atmospheric drag will bring the spacecraft down earlier than expected before the end of this year."
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-shuts-down-asteroid-hunting-telescope-but-a-better-one-is-on-the-way/

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NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way
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