About 3,700 years ago people on Earth would have seen a brand-new bright star in the sky. As it slowly dimmed out of sight, it was eventually forgotten, until modern astronomers found its remains -- ...
Latest Images
Ancient Supernova Revealed
Jabbah and Associates
No, it's not a gang of intergalactic mobsters from the famous Star Wars movies. Jabbah is the name of the bright star right of center, surrounded by a red colored dust cloud. The Arabic name means ...
Flaring Black Hole
This artist's concept illustrates what the flaring black hole called GX 339-4 might look like. Infrared observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal the best information ...
Mission Features
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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.
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WISE Delivers Millions of Galaxies, Stars, Asteroids
04.14.11 - 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 WISE mission.
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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