WISE: Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer

Jan 12, 2012 - WISE All-Sky Release Preview Page - In March of this year, the WISE mission will be releasing data to the public from its all-sky survey. You can preview this data release at the NASA Infrared Processing and Analysis Center: Visit

Oct 24, 2011 - NASA Telescopes Help Solve Ancient Supernova Mystery - A mystery that began nearly 2,000 years ago has been solved. New infrared observations from WISE reveal how the first supernova ever recorded occurred and how its shattered remains ultimately spread out to great distances. Visit

Apr. 14 - WISE Preliminary Release – Today astronomers worldwide can begin to access data from the WISE mission. Data products are available via the on-line services of the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA). Visit.
You can see a map of the portion of the sky available in this release here.

Sky Coverage – this map shows the density of coverage by WISE Read more.

WISE statement

The large number of multicolored clouds and particles make up this enormous section of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Jan. 10, 2012 - A Royal Celebration
This enormous section of the Milky Way Galaxy is a mosaic of images from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The constellations Cassiopeia and Cepheus are featured in this 1,000-square degree expanse. These constellations, named after an ancient Queen and King of Ethiopia in Greek mythology, are visible in the northern sky every night of the year as seen from most of the United States.

Featured Lessons

Active Astronomy: Classroom Activities for Learning About Infrared Light
A set of hands-on and demonstration activities from NASA’s SOFIA mission designed to complement instruction on the electromagnetic spectrum for middle and high school students. Visit

Size & Scale of the Universe
The Universe is very, very big. One cannot reasonably create a scale model of the Universe that includes all of its components—from people to superclusters—and simultaneously scales their distances and sizes. This activity attempts to overcome that difficulty by examining the Universe at different realms.

Realms of the Universe Activity (pdf)
Size and Scale Glossary (pdf)
Size and Scale Presentation (pptx)
Realms of the Universe Activity Worksheet (pdf)
Room Size Conversion Calculator (xlsx)

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