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NASA’s WISE captured this view of a runaway star, AE Aurigae, racing away from its original home.
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This mosaic image, taken by NASA’s WISE, features three nebulae that are part of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud.
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This particular object, named "WISEPC J045853.90+643451.9" after its location in the sky, is the first ultra-cool brown dwarf discovered by NASA's WISE.
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This image composite shows two views of a puffy, dying star, or planetary nebula, known as NGC 1514
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WISE captured this colorful image of the reflection nebula IRAS 12116-6001.
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WISE has uncovered a striking population of young stellar objects in a complex of dense, dark clouds in the southern constellation of Circinus.
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The Sculptor galaxy is shown in different infrared hues, in this new mosaic from WISE.
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The aptly named Cocoon nebula is featured in this image from WISE.
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WISE has captured this image of a hidden star-forming cloud complex of dust and gas located in the constellation of Cepheus.
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This visitor from deep space, seen here by WISE is comet Hartley 2 -- the destination for NASA's EPOXI mission.
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Named after the astronomer who published a catalogue of nebulae in 1965, LBN stands for “Lynds Bright Nebula."
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Gripped in the claw of the constellation Scorpius, sits the reflection nebula DG 129, a cloud of dust and gas that reflects light from nearby stars.
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A new cosmic image taken by NASA’s WISE shows the Rosette nebula located within the constellation Monoceros
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Nope, it’s an asteroid tracking its way across the sky with a beautiful spiral galaxy in the background.
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Located in the constellation Tucana, the Small Magellanic Cloud looks like a wispy cloud that circles the south celestial pole.
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NASA’s WISE has captured a favorite observing target of amateur astronomers -- Omega Centauri.
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New stars are forming inside this giant cloud of dust and gas as seen in infrared light by WISE.
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The cluster, AFGL 490, is hidden from view in visible light by the cloud.
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