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    Default Re: WISE finds the very first Earth Trojan asteroid

    Did they bring WISE down or did they just turn it off?
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    Default Re: WISE finds the very first Earth Trojan asteroid

    It was put into hibernation in February. It had run out of coolant, but two of it's detectors don't need coolant. They do need funding.

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    Default Re: WISE finds the very first Earth Trojan asteroid

    Quote Originally Posted by grapes View Post
    It was put into hibernation in February. It had run out of coolant, but two of it's detectors don't need coolant. They do need funding.
    Something tells me that will never happen...maybe (hopefully) they'll just leave it in orbit until they get some funding....sigh
    Omnia apud me mathematica fiunt. Tu ne cede malis. Momento mori.
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