The Universe is full of radiation of all types but most of this does not reach us here on Earth because our atmosphere blocks out many wavelengths of radiation, but lets others through. Fortunately ...

"Astronomers have been studying the heavens for thousands of years, but until recently much of the cosmos has been invisible to the human eye. Launched in 2003, the Spitzer Space Telescope has brought ...

It is 20 years ago this year that Europe, in collaboration with the United States, launched the first infrared observatory into space. Its infrared powers revealed a secret universe that, to this day, ...

The telescope 'time machine' will deliver 13.5 billion years of cosmic history. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The newest deep ...

Using the MIRI instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of scientists made the first-ever detection of a mid-IR flare from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive massive ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The best infrared eye in the universe has closed, and scientists will need to wait at least a ...

At the dawn of the universe, there was only hydrogen and helium. These elements made up all the galaxies and all the stars. But stars fuse hydrogen and helium into heavier elements, and large stars ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that NASA has awarded a contract to Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, located in Camarillo, ...

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How do you spot 2,500 hidden galaxies within an area of sky already thoroughly searched by Hubble for more than a decade? The James Webb Space Telescope’s new MIRI Deep Imaging Survey has precisely ...

Editor’s Note (1/21/20): On January 30, 2020, spacecraft controllers will transmit the final shutdown commands to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, bringing the observatory’s 16-year mission to a close.