UCLA Comet Discoverer Turns Her Eye Toward Earth's Potentially Hazardous Neighbors
August 07, 2024
August 07, 2024
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Amy Mainzer led NASA's NEOWISE project for over a decade; now she'll take charge of the NEO Surveyor
Key takeaways
* Over nearly 11 years, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft, short for Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, captured 27 million infrared images, discovered 215 near-Earth objects -- including 2020's famous NEOWI . . .
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Amy Mainzer led NASA's NEOWISE project for over a decade; now she'll take charge of the NEO Surveyor
Key takeaways
* Over nearly 11 years, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft, short for Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, captured 27 million infrared images, discovered 215 near-Earth objects -- including 2020's famous NEOWI . . .