Infrared astronomy
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Infrared astronomy is a sub-discipline of astronomy which specializes in the observation and analysis of astronomical objects using infrared radiation. The wavelength of infrared light ranges from 0.7
SOFIA is an infrared telescope in an aircraft, shown here in a 2009 test
High on the Chajnantor Plateau, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array provides an extraordinary place for infrared astronomy.
Hubble infrared view of the Tarantula Nebula.
Artist impression of galaxy W2246-0526, a single galaxy glowing in infrared light as intensely as 350 trillion Suns.
James Webb Space Telescope
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The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. It is the largest telescope in space, and is equipped with high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments,
Infrared astronomy
…There have also been infrared observatories in space, including the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Herschel Space Observatory, and more recently the James Webb Space Telescope. The discovery of infrared radiation is attributed to William Herschel, who performed an experiment in 1800 where he placed a thermometer in sunlight…
Three-quarter view of the top
Bottom (Sun-facing side)
Test unit of the sunshield stacked and expanded at the Northrop Grumman facility in California, 2014
Engineers cleaning a test mirror with carbon dioxide snow, 2015