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WISE Opens Its Eyes and Gives Us a New Window on the Universe
On December 29, 2009, the world got a new window on the cosmos. That was the day that NASA’s WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer), in orbit around Earth, shed its protective cover and began its mission: compiling the most complete … Continue reading
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Tagged brown dwarfs, NASA, Near Earth Objects, NEOs, stars, WISE telescope
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Comets Are Revealing Their Secrets: Revelations From the Stardust Probe
Over the last few years, there have been huge strides in our understanding of comets. Comets are no longer just strange lights that streak across our sky. Now we are learning something about them, and the new information that has … Continue reading
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Tagged aerogel, chondrules, Deep Impactor, probes, protoplanets, stardust, StardustNExT
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NASA’s WISE Telescope Aims to Identify New Asteroids
A number of objects can be seen in the night sky using only the naked eye and many more can be identified using a simple telescope. Observing the night sky has now been practiced for centuries and as technology has … Continue reading
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Tagged brown dwarfs, NASA, Near Earth Objects, NEOs, red dwarfs, stars, telescopes, WISE telescope
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Dawn Probe Approaches the Asteroid Belt
NASA’s Dawn mission is en route to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, the most massive of the protoplanets. It will go into orbit around Vesta first, gathering data on that body for seven months, then move into orbit around Ceres, … Continue reading
Asteroid Passes Close to Earth
Most people will be aware that there are numerous objects hurtling through our universe and that from time to time many of these come into the vicinity of planet Earth. These objects may be man made such as satellites and … Continue reading