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NASA’s Next Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Will Launch Later and Cost More Than Expected
NASA’s plan for an upcoming infrared asteroid-hunting telescope, called Near Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, has officially changed. NEO Surveyor’s expected price tag has doubled from an estimated high of $US600 ($833) million to a whopping $US1.2 ($2) billion, while the launch has also been pushed from 2026 to June 2028.