WISE Video & Interactive

New observations by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, show there are significantly fewer near-Earth asteroids in the mid-size range than previously thought.

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This animation demonstrates how the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, surveys asteroids and comets in the solar system.

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This animation shows the progress of the WISE all-sky survey over time.

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This movie shows asteroids observed so far by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

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NEOWISE principal investigator Amy Mainzer describes the ongoing tally of space rocks and comets amassed by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

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Learn about NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and all the goodies it is expected to uncover in this new, interactive feature.

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Treat yourself to some of the first images from NASA's recently launched Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope.

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NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will provide a map to the universe's hidden treasures.

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This artist's animation shows NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, rotating in space, revealing all sides of the spacecraft.

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This animation illustrates the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's 11-second data-taking exposure cycle.

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Galaxy NGC 253 as viewed from visible to infrared light.

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