Kuiper Airborne Observatory

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Kuiper Airborne Observatory: see infrared astronomy infrared astronomy, study of celestial objects by means of the infrared radiation they emit, in the wavelength range from about 1 micrometer to about 1 millimeter. All objects, from trees and buildings on the earth to distant galaxies, emit infrared (IR) radiation.
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No references found			Many studies have relied on the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, an infrared telescope that flew high in the atmosphere in a converted C-141 airplane. A cool view of the heavens: infrared observatory spies a hidden ... by Cowen, Ron / Science News Sterling Software held a succession of computer support contracts from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, the predecessor to SOFIA, and from NASA's DC-8 Flying Laboratory. Sterling Software division wins SOFIA subcontracts by Business Wire reported that he and his colleagues, using data from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, had detected emissions from water vapor just after the fireballs from the G and K impacts became visible. After the crash: puzzling over a comet's impact on Jupiter by Cowen, Ron / Science News			Kuhsiangtun Kuhzad, Ahmad Ali Kui Kuia Kuialnik Liman Kuialnik Stage Kuiaviia Kuibyshev Kuibyshev Agricultural Experimental Station Kuibyshev Oblast Kuibyshev Railroad Kuibyshev Reservoir Kuibyshev Sheep Kuibyshev, Nikolai Kuibyshev, Nikolai Vladimirovich Kuibyshev, University of Kuibyshev, Valerian Kuibyshev, Valerian Vladimirovich Kuibyshevo Kuibyshevskii Kuibyshevskii Zaton Kuiliutau Kuindzhi, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Arkhip Ivanovich KUIP Kuiper Airborne Observatory Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt dust Kuiper, Gerard Peter Kuito Kuitun Kuiukova, Darkul Kujawiacy Kujawiak Kujawy Kuka Kukai Kukaniloko Birthstones State Monument Kukawa Kukenaam kukersite Kuki-Chin Kukin, Dmitrii Kukin, Dmitrii Mikhailovich Kukisvumchorr Kukmor Kukolnik, Nestor Kukolnik, Nestor Vasilevich Kukong Kukryniksy Kukucin, Martin			Kuibyshev Railroad Kuibyshev Reservoir Kuibyshev Sheep Kuibyshev, Nikolai Kuibyshev, Nikolai Vladimirovich Kuibyshev, University of Kuibyshev, Valerian Kuibyshev, Valerian Vladimirovich Kuibyshevo Kuibyshevskii Kuibyshevskii Zaton KUIDFC KUIDP Kuih KUII Kuijken, Sigiswald Kuiliutau KUIM Kuindzhi Kuindzhi, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Arkhip Ivanovich KUINS KUIP KUIP Kuiper Kuiper Airborne Observatory Kuiper belt Kuiper belt Kuiper belt Kuiper belt Kuiper belt Kuiper Belt dust Kuiper Belt Object Kuiper Belt Object Kuiper Belt Object Kuiper Belt Object Kuiper belt objects Kuiper belt objects Kuiper belt objects Kuiper Flying Observatory Kuiper gap Kuiper gap Kuiper gap Kuiper Widefield Infrared Camera Kuiper, Gerard Peter Kuiper, Gerard Peter Kuiper, Gerard Peter KUIS KUISC Kuiseb Basin Management Committee Kuito KUITTHO Kuitun Kuiukova, Darkul KUJ Kujawiacy

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