NEOWISE mission
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The NEOWISE mission is a NASA space telescope project repurposed to detect, track, and characterize near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets using infrared observations.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NEOWISE mission Context triple: [Jet Propulsion Laboratory, notableProject, NEOWISE mission]
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Dawn mission
The Dawn mission was a NASA space probe that studied the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, to investigate the conditions and processes of the early solar system.
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BepiColombo mission
The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.
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James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
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D.
Kepler space telescope
The Kepler space telescope was a NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-size exoplanets by continuously monitoring the brightness of over 150,000 stars.
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E.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NEOWISE mission Target entity description: The NEOWISE mission is a NASA space telescope project repurposed to detect, track, and characterize near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets using infrared observations.
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A.
Dawn mission
The Dawn mission was a NASA space probe that studied the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, to investigate the conditions and processes of the early solar system.
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B.
BepiColombo mission
The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.
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C.
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
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Kepler space telescope
The Kepler space telescope was a NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-size exoplanets by continuously monitoring the brightness of over 150,000 stars.
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E.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA mission
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astronomical survey ⓘ space telescope mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
NEOWISE
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linked to:
NEOWISE mission
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| basedOn |
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission
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linked to:
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
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| contributedTo |
discovery of near-Earth asteroids
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discovery of near-Earth comets ⓘ |
| dataArchive | NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive ⓘ |
| dataRelease |
NEOWISE Reactivation Year 1 data release
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NEOWISE Reactivation Year 2 data release ⓘ NEOWISE Reactivation Year 3 data release ⓘ NEOWISE Reactivation Year 4 data release ⓘ NEOWISE Reactivation Year 5 data release ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
albedo determination of asteroids
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population statistics of near-Earth objects ⓘ size estimation of asteroids ⓘ thermal properties of asteroids ⓘ |
| focusesOn | planetary defense ⓘ |
| fullName |
Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
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linked to:
NEOWISE mission
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| hasInstrument | WISE infrared camera ⓘ |
| isReactivationOf |
WISE spacecraft
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linked to:
NEOWISE mission
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| launchDate | 2009-12-14 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2W
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linked to:
Space Launch Complex 2
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| launchVehicle |
Delta II 7320-10C
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linked to:
Delta rocket
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| managedBy | NASA Planetary Science Division ⓘ |
| observes |
Earth-approaching objects
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comets ⓘ main-belt asteroids ⓘ near-Earth asteroids ⓘ near-Earth comets ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
California Institute of Technology
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ
linked to:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbits | Earth ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| predecessorMission |
WISE mission
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linked to:
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
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| primaryObjective |
characterize near-Earth objects
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detect near-Earth objects ⓘ track near-Earth objects ⓘ |
| restarted | 2013-12 ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | space telescope ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
NASA Near-Earth Object Observations Program
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NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office ⓘ |
| surveyStrategy | all-sky survey ⓘ |
| telescopeType | infrared space telescope ⓘ |
| usesBand |
3.4 micrometer band
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4.6 micrometer band ⓘ |
| usesDetector | HgCdTe infrared detectors ⓘ |
| usesSpacecraft | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ⓘ |
| wavelength | infrared ⓘ |
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Subject: NEOWISE mission Description of subject: The NEOWISE mission is a NASA space telescope project repurposed to detect, track, and characterize near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets using infrared observations.
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