This image zooms in on the region around the first "hot DOG" (red object in magenta circle), discovered by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. Hot DOGs are hot dust-obscured ...
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Homing in on 'Hot Dogs'
This image is a portion of the all-sky survey from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. It highlights the first of about 1,000 "hot DOGs" found by the mission (magenta circle). Hot ...
A WISE 'Eye' on the Whole Sky
The entire sky as mapped by WISE at infrared wavelengths is shown here, with an artist's concept of the WISE satellite superimposed.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Mission Features
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NASA's WISE Colors in Unknowns on Jupiter Asteroids
10.15.12 - Observations from NASA's WISE all-sky survey reveal new clues about Jovian Trojans, mysterious asteroids that orbit in front of and behind Jupiter in its path around the sun.
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Comet Hartley 2 Leaves a Bumpy Trail
07.14.11 - Comet Hartley 2 is a little bit like Hansel and Gretel, leaving behind a trail of ice crumbs as it circles the sun.
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A Night with the Stars…in a Conference Room
05.31.11 - Astronomers no longer peer through telescopes up at the night sky. The wonders of the universe can now be accessed right from a laptop.
Mission Extras
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WISE - Your Guide to the Infrared Sky
Learn about NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and all the goodies it is expected to uncover in this new, interactive feature.
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WISE Webcast
Go behind the scenes to see how the Delta II rocket and the WISE space telescope are prepared for launch on this exciting mission to view space through infrared eyes.
Videos
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Scanning for Asteroids and Comets
This movie shows asteroids observed so far by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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First Medley of WISE Pictures
Treat yourself to some of the first images from NASA's recently launched Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope.
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