Astronomers Map Milky Way's Dark Matter
(2010-01-07)
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A team of astronomers led by David Law of UCLA has mapped the Milky Way's dark matter halo. They did this by observing the streams of stars left behind as the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy skimmed past our galaxy. They have found the halo resembles that of a squashed beach ball.
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WISE First Light Image
(2010-01-06)
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The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE, PI: Ned Wright from UCLA) has taken its first look at the infrared sky. The image covers a region three times the size of the moon in the constellation Carina. WISE will map the sky at infrared wavelengths to find asteroids, comest, brown dwarfs, and distant galaxies.
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WISE Spacecraft Successfully Launches
(2009-12-14)
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At 9:09 am ET, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. WISE, whose PI is Ned Wright from UCLA, will map the sky at infrared wavelengths to find asteroids, comest, brown dwarfs, and distant galaxies.
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