Yesterday, the Universe just got a little bit more accessible: about 57% of the WISE mission's infrared data of the sky has been released and can be searched online. Instructions on how to tap into that archive are available as well. WISE mapped the entire sky in the infrared and found a treasure trove of fantastic objects (see Related Posts at the bottom of this post). As part of the news of this data release, NASA put up an image I hadn't seen before, and it's really amazing: the Lambda Orionis Nebula: