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  • The astronomers looked at a large star known as IRAS 13481-6124, about 20 times the mass of the Sun, located about 10,000 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • This graph of infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells astronomers that a distant galaxy called IRAS 08752+3915 is experiencing a storm of tiny crystals made up of silicates.

    Image Gallery 2010

  • NASA engineers reveal that WISE carries devices capable of producing infrared images that are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than the ones carried to orbit by previous, similar explorers such as IRAS, AKARI and COBE.

    Softpedia News - Global 2009

  • They cite an early paper saying IRAS had discovered unknown IR sources (none of which turned out to be in the solar system), or any of several reports on the possible existence of undiscovered planets ( "planet X"), or the 2003 discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

    Today's Top Search at NASA.gov is ... - NASA Watch 2009

  • His technical contributions to the field is immeasurable and can be seen in all IR space telescopes from IRAS to JWST.

    Frank Low - NASA Watch 2009

  • While the nebula's official name is Barnard 3, or IRAS Ring G159.6-18.5, the folks at NASA have dubbed it the "Wreath Nebula" because, in the words of the space agency, "one might picture a wreath in these bright green and red dust clouds -- a ring of evergreens donned with a festive red bow, a jaunty sprig of holly, and silver bells throughout."

    'Wreath Nebula:' Barnard 3 Image From NASA Telescope Brings Holiday Cheer (PHOTOS) 2011

  • Instead, future governments would have had to steal the money out of middle class IRAS/401Ks – via high taxes — in order to pay off US Treasuries as they come due.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Recent Impact of Supermajority Rule in the Senate 2009

  • IIRC, the IRAS infrared observatory detected faint debris trails in the inner solar system linked to both known and undiscovered comets.

    WISE Bags its First Near-Earth Asteroid | Universe Today 2010

  • IRAS also discovered 3200 Phaethon parent body of the Geminid meteor shower and several other asteroids, a task that WISE has just begun.

    WISE Bags its First Near-Earth Asteroid | Universe Today 2010

  • The background image is a globe representing half the sky as imaged by the IRAS satellite at 100 micrometres.

    Planck Reveals Giant Dust Structures in our Local Neighborhood | Universe Today 2010

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