WISE

Jumbo Jellyfish or Massive Star?

June 17th, 2010

Some might see a blood-red jellyfish, while others might see a pair of lips. In fact, the red-colored object in this new image from WISE is a sphere of stellar innards.

WISE Telescope has Heart and Soul

May 24th, 2010

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has captured a huge mosaic of two bubbling clouds in space, known as the Heart and Soul nebulae.

WISE Makes Progress on Its Space Rock Catalog

May 24th, 2010

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is busy surveying the landscape of the infrared sky, building up a catalog of cosmic specimens -- everything from distant galaxies to "failed" stars, called brown dwarfs.

Asteroid Caught Marching Across Tadpole Nebula

May 13th, 2010

A new infrared image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, showcases the Tadpole nebula, and asteroids that just happened to be cruising by.

Hiding Out Behind the Milky Way

April 7th, 2010

A leggy cosmic creature comes out of hiding in this new infrared view from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

WISE: Your Guide to the Infrared Sky

April 5th, 2010

Learn about NASA's WISE mission and all the goodies it is expected to uncover in this new, interactive feature.

WISE Captures a Cosmic Rose

March 16th, 2010

A new infrared image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, shows a cosmic rosebud blossoming with new stars.

NASA's WISE Mission Releases Medley of First Images

February 17th, 2010

A diverse cast of cosmic characters is showcased in the first survey images NASA released Wednesday from its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

WISE Spies a Comet with its Powerful Infrared Eye

February 11th, 2010

WISE has discovered its first comet, one of many objects the mission is expected to find during its ongoing infrared survey of the sky.

NASA's WISE Eye Spies Near-Earth Asteroid

January 25th, 2010

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has spotted its first never-before-seen near-Earth asteroid, the first of hundreds it is expected to find during its mission to map the whole sky in infrared light.