infrared

Fully focused test images from all of JWST’s cameras.

JWST is now fully focused

Witness the power of a fully focused and very nearly operational JWST.

By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago

spiral galaxy M51

How do you feed the insatiable appetite of a nuclear black hole?

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago

Artwork depicting a magnetic brown dwarf; particles moving along the field lines hit the atmosphere and cause it to glow with an aurora. Credit: ASTRON/Danielle Futselaar

A blast of radiation reveals a nearby cold brown dwarf

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Superman

Superhuman tech will make us able to see infrared light, like Superman wishes he could

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago

galaxy

Australia's powerful new infrared telescope to hunt for elusive cosmic events

By Jeff Spry 1 year ago

Spitzer Space Telescope image of a part of the enormous Perseus Molecular Cloud, a nearby star-forming factory. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The sky on fire: The cold flames of the Perseus Molecular Cloud

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

Predator poster

Outsmart The Predator’s thermal vision with cutting edge infrared camouflage

By Adam Pockross 2 years ago

NGC 4490, a galaxy bursting with star formation after a recent close encounter with a smaller galaxy. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgements: D. Calzetti (UMass) and the LEGUS Team, J. Maund (University of Sheffield), and R. Chandar (University of To

Yo, I heard you like galaxy collisions so I put a galaxy collision in your galaxy collision

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

Artwork of Spitzer Space Telescope against a background of the sky seen in infrared. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)

Good night, Spitzer Space Telescope

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

An image of the star Betelgeuse taken in the infrared with the Infrared Optical Telescope Array reveals two huge hot spots on the surface. Credit: Haubois et al.

Spotting Betelgeuse

By Phil Plait 2 years ago