Sunday 25 August 2013

NASA brings WISE probe out of retirement to hunt asteroids


NASA will be putting another eye on potentially dangerous asteroids in September when it reactivates the retired Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The space telescope, which was deactivated in 2011, will use its infrared instruments to carry out a survey of near-Earth asteroids that may pose a threat to our planet... Continue Reading NASA brings WISE probe out of retirement to hunt asteroids

Section: Space

Tags: Asteroid, Infrared, NASA, Space telescope, WISE

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