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most citedThe Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE): Mission Description and Initial On-orbit Performance

8k citations · 12.4k across the 28 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.EP2025★ 12 cited

Silicate Precursor Silane detected in Cold Low-Metallicity Brown Dwarf

Jacqueline K. Faherty, Aaron M. Meisner, Ben Burningham +28

Within 20 pc of the Sun there are currently 29 known cold brown dwarfs, sources with measured distances and an estimated effective temperature between that of Jupiter (170K) and ~5…

astro-ph.SR2025

Flux and Color of WISE 0855-0714

Edward L. Wright, Jack Foley

WISE 0855-0714 is the coldest known brown dwarf, located 2.28 pc from the solar system. Discovered by the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) in 2014 (Luhman 2014), the obje…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 1 cited

The Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission

A. K. Mainzer, Joseph R. Masiero, Paul A. Abell +34

The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is a NASA observatory designed to discover and characterize near-Earth asteroids and comets. The mission's primary objective is to find…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 40 cited

Thermophysical modeling of NEOWISE observations of DESTINY+ targets Phaethon and 2005 UD

Joseph R. Masiero, E. L. Wright, A. K. Mainzer

Thermophysical models allow for improved constraints on the physical and thermal surface properties of asteroids beyond what can be inferred from more simple thermal modeling, prov…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 8 cited

Behavioral Characteristics and CO+CO2 Production Rates of Halley-Type Comets Observed by NEOWISE

Joshua D. Rosser, James M. Bauer, Amy K. Mainzer +8

From the entire dataset of comets observed by NEOWISE, we have analyzed 11 different Halley-Type Comets (HTCs) for dust production rates, CO+CO2 production rates, and nucleus sizes…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 42 cited

NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Three: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos

Joseph R. Masiero, C. Nugent, A. K. Mainzer +6

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) reactivation mission has completed its third year of surveying the sky in the thermal infrared for near-Earth as…