NEOWISE concludes mission with re-entry but data continues to fuel discovery
NASA's NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission concluded as planned on Friday night when the spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere, burning up after nearly 15 years in orbit. Originally launched in 2009 as the WISE mission, this resilient spacecraft dedicated itself to capturing infrared images of the sky and revealing unseen aspects of the cosmos. Throug