WISE mission to broaden our view of space with infrared

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 22:28 in Astronomy & Space

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will capture hundreds of thousands of previously unknown objects that are too cool and too dark to be seen with most telescopes. One might think that after centuries of scanning the night skies, mankind would have a pretty clear idea of who our galactic neighbors are, and whether they mean us harm.

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