Sunday, July 05, 2009

WISE

WISE stands for Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The mission will survey the entire sky at infrared wavelengths, creating a cosmic clearinghouse of hundreds of millions of objects—everything from the most luminous galaxies, to the nearest stars, to dark and potentially hazardous asteroids. The satellite is assembled; next up will be testing, shipping, processing and launch on November 1.

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