Infrared Astronomical Satellite


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Infrared Astronomical Satellite:

see infrared astronomyinfrared 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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This intriguing conclusion stems from the overlap of two studies -- an investigation of the dynamics of interplanetary dust particles an observations taken in 1983 with NASA's Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), notes Dermott.
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In comparing their topographic map to an all-sky survey of galaxies observed by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, the researchers found that areas of high mass density do indeed correlate with areas where galaxies cluster.
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Sykes began his rocky odyssey while a graduate student in 1986, when he spotted an odd feature in several images constructed from data gathered by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) in 1983.
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In the June 27 NATURE, researchers who had recently observed several celestial bodies viewed in 1983 by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite reported they had found a remarkable object: a distant, irregular blob--possibly a galaxy in the throes of creation -- emitting a powerful far-infrared signal.
Distant gas cloud hints at early starbirth

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