# Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE)

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/wide-field-infrared-explorer-wire/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/wide-field-infrared-explorer-(wire)/Wide-Field%20Infrared%20Explorer%20(WIRE).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/wide-field-infrared-explorer-(wire)/Wide-Field%20Infrared%20Explorer%20(WIRE).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

WIRE’s mission was to study how galaxies change, but it was unable to carry out its primary science mission and was redirected to monitor bright stars.