WISE
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Astronomers using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered a dim star-like “brown dwarf” about 7.2 light years from Earth that's colder than the North Pole.
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A study of data captured by NASA's WISE satellite has disproved the existence of the hypothesized large celestial body, dubbed "Planet X." The planet or companion star was, some believed, responsible for the periodic mass extinctions that have taken place in Earth's past.
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NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) discovered a never-before-seen asteroid on December 29 – the first discovery of its new mission to seek out potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs).
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NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) has sent back the first test images from its 16-in (40-cm) telescope and infrared cameras as it begins its new mission to seek out potentially dangerous asteroids.
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NASA will be putting another eye on potentially dangerous asteroids in September when it reactivates the retired Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The space telescope will use its infrared instruments to carry out a survey of near-Earth asteroids that may pose a threat to our planet.
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ScienceA binary stellar system consisting of a pair of brown dwarf stars has been discovered at a distance of only 6.5 light years, making these the fourth and fifth closest stars to the Sun.