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NEOWISE Final Release Now Available

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • November 15th, 2024

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE Final Data Release.

NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await!

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • November 4th, 2024

NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) spacecraft re-entered and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on Friday night, as expected. Launched in 2009...

Dandelion Supernova Revealed in 3-D

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • October 24th, 2024

New observations probe a sphere of filaments around a dead star.

NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • August 15th, 2024

Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. But citizen scientists working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project have helped discover an object...

'Last Light' Image from NASA's NEOWISE

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • August 8th, 2024

Around midnight on July 31 in Pasadena, California, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft made its final record of the infrared sky. This was the final observation that the prolific...

Brown Dwarf and Red Dwarf Pairs Highlight a Gray Area Between Planets and Stars

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 24th, 2024

A team of researchers and citizen scientists discovered 13 new red dwarf and brown dwarf binary systems in NASA's WISE and NEOWISE data that will help scientists better define...

NASA's NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 2nd, 2024

NASA's near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA's next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor.

NEOWISE 2024 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • March 21st, 2024

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2024 Data Release.

Caught in the Act: Astronomers Detect a Star Devouring a Planet

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • May 3rd, 2023

A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing a planet. After running out of fuel in its core,...

NEOWISE 2023 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • March 22nd, 2023

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2023 Data Release.