News articles tagged with 'infrared'
Galaxy cluster smashes distance record
— 26 Oct 2009 16:28 | AstronomyThe most distant galaxy cluster yet has been discovered by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical and infrared telescopes. The cluster is located about 10.2... — full story
Spitzer spots clump of swirling planetary material
— 24 Sep 2009 09:01 | AstronomyAstronomers have witnessed odd behaviour around a young star. Something, perhaps another star or a planet, appears to be pushing a clump of planet-forming material around. The observations,... — full story
Up-scale: Frequency converter enables ultra-high sensitivity infrared spectrometry
— 27 Aug 2009 14:31 | TechnologyIn what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology... — full story
Wind estimate 'shortens Saturn's day by five minutes'
— 29 Jul 2009 17:01 | AstronomyA new way of detecting how fast large gaseous planets are rotating suggests Saturn's day lasts 10 hours, 34 minutes and 13 seconds - over five minutes shorter than previous estimates... — full story
The minerals on Mars influence the measuring of its temperature
— 14 Jul 2009 17:43 | AstronomyA team of researchers from the CSIC-INTA Astrobiology Centre in Madrid has confirmed that the type of mineralogical composition on the surface of Mars influences the measuring of its... — full story
New map hints at Venus' wet, volcanic past
— 14 Jul 2009 17:16 | AstronomyVenus Express has charted the first map of Venus' southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have been more Earth-like, with... — full story
WISE mission assembled and preparing for launch
— 11 Jun 2009 12:14 | AstronomyNASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has been assembled and is undergoing final preparations for a planned 1 November launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif... — full story
Spitzer telescope begins warm mission
— 16 May 2009 12:57 | AstronomyAfter more than five-and-a-half years of probing the cool cosmos, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has run out of the coolant that kept its infrared instruments chilled. The telescope... — full story
Monitoring water through a snake's eyes
— 13 May 2009 01:27 | TechnologyAlthough most Americans take the safety of their drinking water for granted, that ordinary tap water could become deadly within minutes, says Prof. Abraham Katzir of Tel Aviv University's... — full story
Herschel Space Observatory to lift off on 14 May
— 10 May 2009 06:08 | AstronomyThe evolution of galaxies in the early Universe is increasingly studied in the infrared. In the near-infrared, scientists observe the redshifted light from stars in these galaxies,... — full story