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NEOWISE

NEOWISE (Near‑Earth Object Wide‑field Infrared Survey Explorer) is a NASA mission that repurposed the WISE spacecraft, initially launched in 2009, to detect and characterize asteroids and comets. Using infrared sensors operating at 3.4 and 4.6 µm wavelengths, NEOWISE has cataloged hundreds of thousands of minor planets—including Near‑Earth Objects—providing critical data on their sizes, orbits, and compositions.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "NEOWISE"

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

23/06/2025

Comet at Moonrise

Comet at Moonrise

04/10/2024

Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea

26/07/2022

Remembering NEOWISE

Remembering NEOWISE

31/07/2021

Three Tails of Comet NEOWISE

Three Tails of Comet NEOWISE

08/03/2021

Light and Glory over Crete

Light and Glory over Crete

16/11/2020

Comet ATLAS and Orion's Belt

Comet ATLAS and Orion's Belt

12/11/2020

The Shifting Tails of Comet NEOWISE

The Shifting Tails of Comet NEOWISE

12/08/2020

Comet NEOWISE over Vikos Gorge

Comet NEOWISE over Vikos Gorge

03/08/2020

The Red Planet Mars

The Red Planet Mars

30/07/2020

The Giants of Summer

The Giants of Summer

29/07/2020

Comet and Lightning Beyond Bighorn Mountains

Comet and Lightning Beyond Bighorn Mountains

27/07/2020