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Mysterious Object Shifting out of Milky Manner at 1 Million Miles Per Hour

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Mysterious Object Shifting out of Milky Manner at 1 Million Miles Per Hour

On August 15, 2024, NASA’s Yard Worlds: Planet 9 venture, pushed by citizen scientists, uncovered an astonishing discovery: an object travelling at a staggering pace of 1 million miles per hour, sufficient to flee the Milky Manner’s gravitational grasp. This hypervelocity object, often known as CWISE J124909.08+362116.0, marks the primary of its variety recognized with … Read more

NASA Ends NEOWISE Mission After Years of Profitable Asteroid Monitoring

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NASA Ends NEOWISE Mission After Years of Profitable Asteroid Monitoring

NASA has formally concluded the NEOWISE (Close to-Earth Object Vast-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission, marking the tip of a big chapter in planetary defence. Initially launched as WISE (Vast-field Infrared Survey Explorer) in December 2009, the mission’s major objective was to scan all the infrared sky over seven months. After finishing this mission, NASA prolonged … Read more