The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth — ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after over a decade.
On a clear night, the sky is full of bright objects — from stars, large planets, and galaxies to tiny asteroids flying near Earth. These asteroids are commonly known as near-Earth objects, and they come in a wide variety of sizes. Some are tens of kilometers across or larger, while others are only tens of meters or smaller.
