Spitzer Telescope spots a ghoulish gourd
A carved-out cloud of gas and dust looks like a celestial jack-o'-lantern in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Astronomy
Oct 31, 2019
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News tagged with infrared wavelengths
Researchers work to create infrared detectors for viper-like night vision
Much like some snakes use infrared to "see" at night, University of Central Florida researchers are working to create similar viper vision to improve the sensitivity of night-vision cameras.
General Physics
Oct 23, 2019
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Spitzer spots a starry region bursting with bubbles
This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust full of bubbles, which are inflated by wind and radiation from young, massive stars. Each bubble is filled with hundreds to thousands of ...
Astronomy
Sep 30, 2019
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Spotting merging galaxies
Over 30 years ago, the Infrared Astronomy Satellite discovered that the universe contained many extremely luminous galaxies, some more than a thousand times brighter than our own Milky Way, but which are practically invisible ...
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2019
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NASA's Spitzer spies a perfectly sideways galaxy
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope might look like a lightsaber floating in space, but it's actually an entire galaxy viewed on its side.
Astronomy
Aug 13, 2019
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A whirlpool 'Warhol' from NASA's Spitzer telescope
Unlike Andy Warhol's famous silkscreen grids of repeating images rendered in different colors, the varying hues of this galaxy represent how its appearance changes in different wavelengths of light—from visible light to ...
Astronomy
Jun 27, 2019
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NASA's Webb Telescope will survey Saturn and Titan
If you stop a random person on the sidewalk and ask them what their favorite planet is, chances are their answer will be Saturn. Saturn's stunning rings are a memorable sight in any backyard telescope. But there is still ...
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2019
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Why do massive (and not-so-massive) stars form?
The Milky Way Project: Probing Star Formation with a New Yellowball Catalog presents a study of 518 infant star-forming regions known as "Yellowballs," drawn from a catalog made possible by the efforts of citizen scientists. ...
Astronomy
Jun 13, 2019
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LED device could increase memory retention among astronauts
Hanli Liu, a professor of bioengineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, is working to improve memory and cognitive function in astronauts during space missions by directing light onto their brains.
Space Exploration
May 29, 2019
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Why you should care about better fiber optics
Fibre optic research can give us better medical equipment, improved environmental monitoring, more media channels—and maybe better solar panels.
Optics & Photonics
May 23, 2019
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