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WISE and Brown Dwarfs
This video highlights the population of tiny brown dwarfs recently discovered by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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Elusive Y Dwarfs Discovered
Scientists have spent more than a decade seeking confirmation of the coolest, faintest type of brown dwarfs
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NEOWISE: NEA Orbits
NEOWISE: NEA Orbits
The asteroid-hunting portion of the mission, called NEOWISE, scanned for asteroids both in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, and those near Earth.
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NEOWISE: Asteroids in IR
This animation illustrates the benefits of observing asteroids in infrared light.
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WISE: Focus On Infinity
WISE: Focus on Infinity
The WISE team is searching through the telescope's two million images to spot never before seen objects.
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  An illustration of the orbit of 2010 TK7, the first known Earth Trojan asteroid.
Trojan Orbit
This animation illustrates the orbit of 2010 TK7 (green dots), the first known Earth Trojan asteroid, discovered by NEOWISE, the asteroid-hunting portion of NASA's WISE mission..
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WISE has seen the whole sky in infrared.
WISE Eyes the Whole Sky
This animation shows the progress of the WISE all-sky survey over time.
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Asteroid and Comet Census
This animation demonstrates how WISE surveys asteroids and comets in the Solar System.
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WISE Interactive
This WISE interactive piece gives an in-depth look into the WISE mission.
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Space Rock Catalog
This animation shows asteroids and comets observed so far by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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comet siding spring
Comet Siding Spring
This movie stitches together five frames taken by WISE as it orbited Earth during its ongoing infrared survey of the whole sky.
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WISE to Scan the Infrared Sky
In its initial six-month mission, WISE will spot thousands of previously unseen space objects
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WISE Webcast
Go behind the scenes to see how the Delta II rocket and WISE are prepared for launch on this exciting mission.
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First Medley of Pictures
Treat yourself to some of the first images from WISE, with music and captions.
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WISE Mission Animation
Showing how WISE will orbit Earth, scanning the sky
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Brown Dwarfs Simulation
WISE Brown Dwarf Simulation
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News Conferences
WISE related news conferences
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WISE Launch
WISE is launched on a Delta II rocket on December 14, 2009.
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Communicating with Earth  
Communicating with Earth
This animation shows how WISE will communicate with the ground when it is not within the horizon of a ground station. Moregreen arrow
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Treasure Hunt
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will provide a map to the universe's hidden treasures.
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WISE's Survey Strategy
View animations depicting how WISE will obtain total-sky coverage in near and mid-infrared.
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  WISE's Changing Orbit
WISE's Changing Orbit
View WISE's changing orbit around the Earth.
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WISE's Orbit
WISE's Orbit
This animation shows a schematic of WISE’s orbit.
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  A Starburst Galaxy
A Starburst Galaxy
Starburst galaxy, NGC 253, as viewed from visible to infrared light.
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