News tagged with wise mission
New WISE mission catalog of entire infrared sky released
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA unveiled a new atlas and catalog of the entire infrared sky today showing more than a half billion stars, galaxies and other objects captured by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ...
Mar 15, 2012 |
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As cool as the human body: Wise mission discovers coolest class of stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- 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.
Aug 24, 2011 |
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WISE delivers millions of galaxies, stars, asteroids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers across the globe can now sift through hundreds of millions of galaxies, stars and asteroids collected in the first bundle of data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Can WISE find the hypothetical 'Tyche'?
(PhysOrg.com) -- In November 2010, the scientific journal Icarus published a paper by astrophysicists John Matese and Daniel Whitmire, who proposed the existence of a binary companion to our sun, larger than ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Runaway star plows through space
(PhysOrg.com) -- A massive star flung away from its former companion is plowing through space dust. The result is a brilliant bow shock, seen here as a yellow arc in a new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared ...
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Image: Decorating the sky
This mosaic image taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, features three nebulae that are part of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud--the Flame nebula, the Horsehead nebula and NGC 2023.
Dec 27, 2010 |
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Cool star is a gem of a find
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has eyed its first cool brown dwarf: a tiny, ultra-cold star floating all alone in space.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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WISE mission warms up but keeps chugging along
After completing its primary mission to map the infrared sky, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has reached the expected end of its onboard supply of frozen coolant. Although WISE has 'warmed ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 04, 2010 |
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An Avalanche of Asteroids
Imagine you're a Brontosaurus with your face in a prehistoric tree top, munching on fresh leaves. Your relatives have ruled planet Earth for more than 150 million years. Huge and strong, you feel invincible. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Infrared Hunt Begins: WISE Starts All-Sky Survey
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) began its survey of the infrared sky today.
Jan 14, 2010 |
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