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NASA's NEOWISE Captures Final Image Moments Before End of Mission
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This starfield was imaged by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) moments before the mission's science survey ended at midnight on July 31, 2024. The observation shows part of Fornax, a constellation that is visible in Southern Hemisphere skies. The spacecraft's final image, which was processed by IPAC at Caltech, takes in a view about three times the width of Earth's full Moon.
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Credit lineNASA's NEOWISE Captures Final Image Moments Before End of Mission. NASA/JPL, 2024-08-08. Public domain. ID: PIA26385.
