WISE

Overview

WISE surveyed the entire sky in infrared light, cataloguing hundreds of millions of objects and, as NEOWISE, tracking near-Earth asteroids.

Observing bands

Surveys

Knowledge connections

• Operated byCaltech/IPAC
• ObservesInfrared
• Conducts surveyWISE All-Sky Survey
• MeasuresBrown Dwarf

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.