WISE Astronomy: The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has mapped the sky in infrared light, searching for asteroids, the nearest and coolest stars, the origins of stellar and planetary systems, and the most luminous galaxies in the Universe.   WISE is an unmanned satellite carrying an infrared-sensitive telescope that images the entire sky, providing a vast storehouseof knowledge about the Solar System, the Milky Way, and the Universe. During this lecture, Dr. Méndez will describe the mission, its history, current status, and some of the discoveries it has already made.

Speaker: Dr. Bryan Méndez, Education and Public Outreach Specialist, UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab