NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) has sent back the first test images from its 16-in (40-cm) telescope and infrared cameras as it is prepared for its new mission. Intended to seek out potentially dangerous asteroids and help in selecting a near-Earth object as part of the space agency’s asteroid retrieval effort, NASA says NEOWISE will be a powerful tool for discovering, cataloging and understanding the asteroids in the inner Solar System... Continue Reading NEOWISE returns first test images post hibernation
Section: Space
Tags: Asteroid, NASA, NEOWISE, Solar System, Space telescope, Spacecraft, WISE
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