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Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data
Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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SA takes giant leap with Prime telescope to enhance exoplanet discovery [VIDEO]
South Africa has taken one giant leap into exoplanet discovery capabilities and astronomical research with the launch of the ...
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Space photo of the week: Galaxies teeter toward collision in the sparkling depths of Virgo
An ultra-deep image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a wide variety of galaxies in the ...
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First-ever detection of a mid-infrared flare in Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's supermassive massive black hole
Infrared (IR) light is a type of electromagnetic ... a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) and the lead author on the new paper. He adds that the ...
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Astronomers find hundreds of 'hidden' black holes — and there may be billions or even trillions more
Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...
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MICS: A New Mid‐Infrared Camera and Spectrometer for Ground‐based Astronomy
We also discuss sky noise in the N band and observational techniques for efficient mid‐infrared observations. References We wish to acknowledge Prof. T. Geballe and Dr. A. Chrysostomou at Joint ...
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Dana Backman
Currently: Principal Investigator of NASA's Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program. B.Sc. in physics from MIT, Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Hawai`i. Infrared astronomy post-doctoral ...