Planetary Defense Coordination Office

NEOWISE
Comets
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA)
NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
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
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)
Asteroids
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science Division
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will be honored with the 2024 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement.
Posted November 7, 2023
Science Mission Directorate
Asteroids
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets with orbits that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit.
Posted October 17, 2023
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)
Asteroids
Didymos & Dimorphos
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, September 26 at 7:14 p.m. EDT. as the world’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
Posted October 16, 2023
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