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In the News
- Telescope built at USU shows never-before-seen views of space
24 February 2010 – KSL News
- Spectacular new images of the universe are coming in, thanks to a new telescope designed and built in Utah.
- NASA's WISE Mission Releases Medley of First Images
17 February 2010 – NASA
- A diverse cast of cosmic characters is showcased in the first survey images NASA released Wednesday from its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
- NASA's WISE Eye Spies Near-Earth Asteroid
25 January 2010 – NASA
- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has spotted its first never-before-seen near-Earth asteroid, the first of hundreds it is expected to find during its mission to map the whole sky in infrared light. There is no danger of the newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth.
- WISE instrument takes first pics
10 January 2010 – The Herald Journal
- A cutting-edge NASA telescope built by Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab has captured its first look at the starry sky – producing a crisp picture of distant stars that has scientists elated.
- Utah‐made telescope blasts into space
14 December 2009 – KSL News
- A rocket launch in California drew cheers in Logan Monday morning as NASA launched a unique made‐in‐Utah instrument.
- Heat‐Seeking WISE Spacecraft Set to Launch
10 December 2009 – ScienceNews
- Veteran astronomer Ned Wright is already considered pretty smart. But soon he’ll be getting wise.
- The dark side of space about to be illuminated
10 December 2009 – The Los Angeles Times
- The Wide‐field Infrared Survey Explorer will capture hundreds of thousands of previously unknown objects that are too cool and too dark to be seen with most telescopes.
- Space scanner set for epic photo shoot
10 December 2009 – Space.com
- A new NASA spacecraft is ready to tackle a grueling nine‐month photo shoot of cosmic proportions to seek out more than just the stars.
- WISE Telescope, Launching Friday, Will Scope Out Universe’s Darkest Objects
10 December 2009 – Popular Science
- If the weather holds, NASA’s newest space telescope will lift off Friday morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on a mission to map the cosmos.
- NASA's new WISE 'eye' to search heavens for undiscovered objects
08 December 2009 – The Earth Times
- NASA's newest “eye” to be launched Wednesday is a satellite equipped with unprecedented infrared sensitivity to scope out cosmic objects unseen by other cameras. The Wide‐field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is to launch at 1409 GMT from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
- New NASA Telescope to Scan for Undiscovered Galaxies, Stars
07 December 2009 – The Associated Press
- NASA’s latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never‐before‐seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog objects posing a danger to Earth.
- NASA to launch asteroid‐detecting spacecraft Dec. 9 from California
07 December 2009 – LA Business Tech Examiner
- On Friday, Nov 11th the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is scheduled to launch the Wide‐field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 6:09 a.m. PST. The project has been almost 12 years in the making and cost $320 million, including operations and launching.
- New NASA Craft, With Infrared Power, Will Map the Unseen Sky
07 December 2009 – The New York Times
- Most of the light from stars and other objects like planets in the universe is doubly invisible. It comes in the form of infrared, or heat radiation, with wavelengths too long for our eyes to pick up. Moreover, most infrared wavelengths do not penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere to get to our unseeing eyes.
- NASA’s WISE infrared satellite to reveal new galaxies, stars, asteroids
04 December 2009 – PhysOrg.com
- Data from the satellite, says principal investigator and UCLA professor Edward Wright, will help scientists answer fundamental questions about the history of our solar system, the Milky Way and the univese.
- SDL taps Holt for director
18 November 2009 – The Herald Journal
- Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab has selected a veteran employee as its new director.
- SDL celebrates 50th anniversary
09 August 2009 – The Herald Journal
- Three‐year‐old Jackson Badger smiled as he watched a Space Dynamics Lab “mad scientist” make him a cup of slime by mixing several chemicals.
- Space Dynamics Lab celebrates 50 years in space
03 August 2009 – The Herald Journal
- During its 50‐year history, Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab has always placed a strong emphasis on guiding the next generation of aerospace engineers.
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