Infrared astronomy is one of the fields that revolutionized mankind's understanding of the universe in the twentieth century. By expanding astronomy beyond the limited visual scope humans see, scientists have been able to gather data that had been unavailable, deepening our insights into how things work.
NASA's new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is currently undergoing final, on-orbit checks. So far, everything is fine. Within a month, NASA hopes to have the first images from its new window on the universe.
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