NASA's WISE Eye on the Universe Begins All-Sky Survey Mission
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 23:14
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, lifted off over the Pacific Ocean Dec. 14 on its way to map the entire sky in infrared light. WISE will see the infrared colors of the whole sky with sensitivity and resolution far better than the last infrared sky survey, performed 26 years ago.