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10/27/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/27/2026 12:41
NASA’s Neo Surveyor Sunshade
A technician inspects the large sunshade of NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission in this image released on Oct. 26, 2026. The sunshade structure, which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base, will keep the infrared space telescope cool as it searches for near-Earth asteroids and comets while also providing the spacecraft with power.
When in space, NEO Surveyor will detect some of the hardest-to-find asteroids and comets, some of which may be located in the direction of the Sun - a region of sky where ground-based optical telescopes have a harder time searching.
Read more about the sunshade and NEO Surveyor.
Image credit: BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
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