Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

NASA's WISE survey uncovers millions of black holes
08/29/2012 - 16:33

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has led to a bonanza of newfound supermassive black holes and extreme galaxies called hot DOGs, or dust-obscured galaxies.

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NASA Space Telescope Finds Fewer Asteroids Near Earth
09/30/2011 - 06:07

New observations by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, show there are significantly fewer near-Earth asteroids in the mid-size range than previously thought. The findings also indicate NASA has found more than 90 percent of the largest near-Earth asteroids, meeting a goal agreed to with Congress in 1998.

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NASA'S Wise Mission Discovers Coolest Class of Stars
08/24/2011 - 10:34

Scientists using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered the coldest class of star-like bodies, with temperatures as cool as the human body.

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