NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission released its fifth year of survey data on April 11, 2019. The five years of NEOWISE data have significantly advanced ...

The California Nebula is seen in its entirety in this image from NASA’s WISE mission, covering over 25 square degrees of sky. In this infrared view, the dust clouds underlying the nebula glimmer in ...

NASA’s NEOWISE mission has recently discovered some celestial objects traveling through our neighborhood, including one on the blurry line between asteroid and comet. Another–definitely a comet–might ...

Snapshots of the sky give us a glimpse of what it's like to live up there, but movies immerse us fully into the wonders of the universe. Luckily, we can revel in the full glories of the sky thanks to ...

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NASA’s NEOWISE mission has completed its survey of small bodies, asteroids and comets, in our solar system. The mission’s discoveries of previously unknown objects include 20 comets, more than 33,000 ...

Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere should enjoy every opportunity to see the new Comet NEOWISE as it streaks across the evening sky for the rest of July. Once it disappears from view, the comet ...

NEOWISE, a spacecraft that studied faraway cosmic objects before shifting its focus closer to home, has reached the end of its life. But its legacy lives on. By Katrina Miller On Thursday, scientists ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/IPAC NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft ...

The spacecraft has helped astronomers discover new galaxies, millions of black hole candidates, and thousands of near-Earth objects in its lifetime. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

A comet is one of the coolest things in the night sky, and we have some great chances to see a new one this month. Well, we say “great.” They’re greater the farther you get from city lights. But give ...