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Two New Objects Identified in the Night Sky

Two New Objects Identified in the Night Sky

Asteroid detection and study has been ongoing for a number of years and is considered an important part of astronomical research. The potential for a collision event to occur has…

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…

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…