Infrared image of Edward L. (Ned) Wright
An infrared image of Edward L. (Ned) Wright, WISE's principal investigator and a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy. In the image, warm objects appear brighter than cool ones. His eye sockets are the hottest and brightest, while his clothes are cooler and look dark. NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, will measure infrared light from asteroids, stars, galaxies and more.