NASA's WISE mission offers a taste of galaxies to come
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
An assorted mix of colorful galaxies is being released by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, or WISE. The nine galaxies are a taste of what's to come. The mission plans to release similar images for the 1,000 largest galaxies that appear in our sky, and possibly more.