In Search Of Dark Asteroids (And Other Sneaky Things)
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 22:21
in Astronomy & Space
To hunt for the "ninjas" of the cosmos -- dim objects that lurk in the vast dark spaces between planets and stars -- scientists are building by far the most sensitive set of wide-angle infrared goggles ever, a space telescope called the Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).