News tagged with infrared measurements

Icy Moons through Cassini's Eyes

(PhysOrg.com) -- These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moons Enceladus, Janus and Dione were taken on March 27 and 28, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Physicists create first 'frequency comb' to probe ultraviolet wavelengths

Physicists at JILA have created the first "frequency comb" in the extreme ultraviolet band of the spectrum, high-energy light less than 100 nanometers (nm) in wavelength. Laser-generated frequency combs are the most accurate ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

GLORIA: Unique climate research experiment worldwide

Precise measurements of the atmosphere are indispensable for predictions of climate change and its impacts, as is currently being discussed at the climate change conference in Durban. A group of researchers ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The making of dust

(PhysOrg.com) -- On the Earth, dust particles are everywhere - under beds, on bookshelves, even floating in the air. We take dust for granted. Dust is also common in space, and it is found for example in the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

STPSat-1 successfully completes extended mission

The STPSat-1, built for the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP) and operated by the DoD STP for the first year then transitioned to NRL for the last 16 months, was decommissioned on October ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Astronomers get a sizzling weather report from a distant planet

Astronomers have observed the intense heating of a distant planet as it swung close to its parent star, providing important clues to the atmospheric properties of the planet. The observations enabled astronomers ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 3