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NASA brings WISE probe out of retirement to hunt asteroids

NASA will be putting another eye on potentially dangerous asteroids in September when it reactivates the retired Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The space telescope, which was deactivated ...
Science Daily

NASA's WISE finds Earth's first 'trojan' asteroid

Astronomers studying observations taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have discovered the first known "Trojan" asteroid orbiting the sun along with Earth. Astronomers ...
Astronomy

NASA’s WISE mission discovers coolest class of stars

Scientists using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered the coldest class of star-like objects, with temperatures as cool as the human body. Astronomers hunted ...
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No sign of Planet X in NASA WISE survey

A few years ago a pair of scientists theorized that there was another planet in our solar system orbiting far beyond the orbit of Pluto. The scientists that offered the theory are John Matese and ...
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NASA WISE telescope snaps first sea of stars

NASA today said its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has captured its first image showing the over 3,000 stars in the Carina constellation. The initial image – which was taken while the ...