Posted on 3:11 am, Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Tags: asteroid, baptistina, dinosaur, nasa, wide-field infrared survey explorer
MEDIA RELEASE Observations from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs is not likely the culprit, keeping the case open on one of Earth’s greatest mysteries. While scientists are confident a large asteroid crashed into Earth approximately 65 million years […]
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Posted on 4:01 am, Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Tags: jon morse, nasa, ned wright, wide-field infrared survey explorer, wise
MEDIA RELEASE NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll. Wise is scheduled to launch no earlier than 4:09 a.m. Hawaii time Dec. 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA’s newest spacecraft is scheduled to roll to the pad Friday, Nov. 20, its […]
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