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WISE sees its first stars

New infrared observatory is ready for action

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

NASA’s WISE eyes are open.

NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer took its first image, capturing 3,000 stars in the constellation Carina. When its nine-month mission ends in October 2010, the telescope will have imaged the entire sky one and a half times. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team
FIRST LIGHT NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer took its first image, capturing 3,000 stars in the constellation Carina. When its nine-month mission ends in October 2010, the telescope will have imaged the entire sky one and a half times.