Universe mapper with infrared eyes launched

Universe mapper with infrared eyes launched BY JUSTIN RAY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: December 14, 2009 With the promise to discover millions of objects never seen before and revolutionize our view of the Universe, NASA has launched its WISE observatory on a scouting expedition that will rewrite the road maps to the cosmos. "When I was a little kid, I used to wonder how could anybody not be interested in the whole Universe. I think that child-like wonder of what's in the Universe is still there in all of us," said Peter Eisenhardt, WISE project scientist from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. More

(Source: Space Flight Now - Dec 15)