Infrared Astronomy
Galaxy Size Matters … And This is Not a Rorschach Test
[/caption] When it comes to forming stars, the size of a galaxy does matter, according to research out today in…
Gallery: WISE’s Greatest Hits
[/caption] The WISE mission is now over, with the spacecraft taking its final image on Feb. 1, 2011. WISE was…
End of the Line for WISE
[/caption] First light images from telescopes and spacecraft are exciting – there is the exhilaration that the equipment is working…
Spitzer’s Stunning New View of the North American Nebula
[/caption] In visible light, the North American nebula resembles its namesake continent. But looking at it in the infrared spectrum,…
A Galaxy With a Big “S” on Its Chest
[/caption] Can galaxy NGC 157 leap tall buildings in a single bound, stop a speeding bullet or bend steel in…
The Real News about Ophiuchus: There’s a Runaway Star Plowing Through It
Lots of folks seem to be up in arms about the "new" sign in the zodiac, Ophiuchus, and the news…
New Light On Galactic Pair – M81 and M82
[/caption] Almost every amateur astronomer has viewed the ghostly glow of galactic pair, Messier 81 and Messier 82. They're easily…
SOFIA Opens New Window on Star Formation in Orion
From a NASA Press Release: A mid-infrared mosaic image from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, offers new…
Star Birth and Death in the Andromeda Galaxy
[/caption] To the naked eye, the Andromeda galaxy appears as a smudge of light in the night sky. But to…