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NASA asteroid hunter Neowise satellite may re enter earth in early 2025

NASA Neowise satellite: American space agency NASA launched Neowise (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) telescope satellite in the year 2009. Since its launch, it has detected thousands of asteroids which used to come close to the Earth. After serving for more than 14 years, this telescope is now nearing its end and will end after crashing into the Earth’s atmosphere. While searching for the asteroid, the telescope went too low in Earth’s orbit, after which NASA engineers had to decide to dismantle it.

Recently, NASA officials held a meeting at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Nasa JPL). During this time the telescope was given a command to switch off its transmitter. Scientists are storing all its data, so that all its work can be preserved.

The special thing is that this mission was planned for only 10 months, but after reaching space, Neowise continued to detect asteroids and served NASA for more than 14 years. At the time of its launch in 2009, its name was WISE i.e. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Then its purpose was to scan infrared in the sky.

Recently it took its last picture of space and went into hibernation mode. Now it is moving towards the Earth. By the end of this year or the beginning of 2025, it will enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn. NASA has not yet told the date of its re-entry on Earth.

Who will replace Neowise?

NASA has chosen NEO Surveyor (Near Earth Object Surveyor Telescope) as an alternative to NEOWISE. There is a preparation to send this telescope into space by the year 2027. This telescope will also detect those objects coming near the Earth, which can become a threat to our planet.

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