NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

Planetary Science Division

Science Mission Directorate

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract

NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to Earth.

Posted February 22, 2025

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

Comets

Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter

The mirrors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components is accelerating. NASA’s new asteroid-hunting spacecraft is taking shape at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

Posted August 28, 2024

NEOWISE

NASA Headquarters

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

Planetary Science Division

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections

Engineers on NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time Thursday. This concludes more than 10 years of its planetary defense mission to search for asteroids and comets, including those that could pose a threat to Earth.

Posted August 9, 2024

Asteroids

NEA Scout (Near Earth Asteroid Scout)

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)

NASA Asteroid Experts Create Hypothetical Impact Scenario for Exercise

The fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise focused on an asteroid impact scenario designed by NASA JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. A large asteroid impacting Earth is highly unlikely for the foreseeable future.

Posted July 2, 2024

NEOWISE

Comets

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On

NASA’s near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA’s next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor. After more than 14 successful years in space, NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission will end on July 31.

Posted July 2, 2024

DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

Planetary Science Division

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary

For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary Thursday of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise. NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, in partnership with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and with the assistance of the U.S.

Posted June 20, 2024

NEOWISE

Comets

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

NASA’s NEOWISE Extends Legacy With Decade of Near-Earth Object Data

As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make new discoveries.

Posted April 4, 2024

NEOWISE

Comets

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission

The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it’s now at the mercy of the Sun, which is accelerating its demise. NASA’s NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec.

Posted December 13, 2023

Lucy

Asteroids

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

NEOWISE

Trojan Asteroids