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WISE Launch Rescheduled for December 14

December 10th, 2009

The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is now rescheduled for Dec. 14.

New Space Telescope to Map Infrared Sky Better Than Ever - Space.com

December 9th, 2009

Another new Space.com article on WISE, "New Space Telescope to Map Infrared Sky Better Than Ever." A new NASA spacecraft is ready to tackle a grueling nine-month photo shoot of cosmic proportions to seek out more than just the stars.

WISE Launch Delayed 24 Hours

December 9th, 2009

Liftoff of a Delta II rocket and its NASA payload, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), has been delayed 24 hours.

NASA's WISE Set to Blast Off and Map the Skies

December 9th, 2009

The countdown clock is ticking, with just days to go before the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, rockets into space on a mission to map the entire sky in infrared light.

A New Closest Star? Getting WISE to Brown Dwarfs - Space.com

December 9th, 2009

New Space.com article on WISE, "A New Closest Star? - Getting WISE to Brown Dwarfs." A new NASA mission may discover dim stars very close to our Sun. Super-cooled detectors in the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will seek hidden treasures across the entire sky, taking at least 1.5 million images - each 4 megapixels in size.

New NASA Craft, With Infrared Power, Will Map the Unseen Sky - NY Times

December 8th, 2009

WISE has been getting lots of great press! Among many the sources are the New York Times, a Huffington Post piece entitled NASA Space Exploration: 9 Most Incredible Missions this Decade, Dozens of city newspapers and news websites around the country, including the Washington Post, picked up an AP story.

WISE On Track for December Launch

December 7th, 2009

WISE is on track to launch on 12/11. The WISE team completed a successful countdown rehearsal today and the launch vehicle completed fueling the second stage. All systems are go for launch at this time.

WISE Launch Scheduled for Dec. 11

December 4th, 2009

Launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is scheduled for Dec. 11.

WISE Launch Delayed to Friday, December 11

December 4th, 2009

WISE launch has been delayed to the same time of day on Friday, December 11.

Get 'WISE' About Teaching Infrared

December 3rd, 2009

A good way to bring a cool mission like WISE into the classroom is to focus on how we use infrared to study the universe.