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NEO Discovery
Dedicated survey telescopes scan the sky night after night for moving points of light — the near-Earth asteroids and comets. Catalina, Pan-STARRS, and ATLAS lead the search from the ground, and the Rubin Observatory will transform it.
Highlights
- ›Surveys find the objects before they find us
Surveys, missions & objects
Knowledge connections
- Associated withCatalina Sky Survey
- Associated withPan-STARRS
- Associated withATLAS
- Associated withLegacy Survey of Space and Time
- Associated withVera C. Rubin Observatory
- Followed byOrbit Determination
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.