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NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Is Being Dragged Down by the Sun

An artist’s depiction of the NEOWISE satellite against the infrared sky.
An artist’s depiction of the NEOWISE satellite against the infrared sky. Illustration: ASA/JPL-Caltech

A diligent surveyor of the night skies, NEOWISE is sadly approaching its fiery demise as the Sun’s erratic outbursts are causing the infrared telescope to gradually fall out of its orbit before it eventually burns up in Earth’s atmosphere. – Passant Rabie Read More

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