DISCOVERIES BY INFRARED MISSIONS:
COBE - The Cosmic Background Explorer
KAO - Kuiper Airborne Observatory
IRAS - The Infrared Astronomical Satellite
ISO - The Infrared Satellite Observatory
RECENT NEWS:
January 6, 2003
"Hyper Extremely Red Object" Discovered Near Radio Galaxy
October 1, 2002
Highest Resolution Mid-Infrared Image of the Galactic Center
May 7, 2002
Infrared Images of an Infant Solar System
January 9, 2002
Infrared Sky Survey (2MASS) Yields a Bird's-Eye View of Our Galaxy
December 27, 2001
Asteroid Belt Found Around Nearby Star
November 2, 2001:
First THEMIS (THermal EMission Imaging System) image of Mars
July 23, 2001:
Gemini Spies Strong Stellar Gusts in Nearby Massive Star
February 13, 2001:
Subaru Stares into a Cradle of Stars
September 14, 2000:
SOFI Finds Young and Massive Stars in the Omega Nebula
July 10, 2000:
New Crater Discovered on Europa
July 5, 2000:
Combined 2MASS-MSX View of the Galactic Center
March 31, 2000:
Over 100 Brown Dwarf Candidates Identified in Trapezium Star Cluster
February 19, 2000:
Six young stars discovered by NICMOS
January 15, 2000:
2MASS Reveals Coolest Known Brown Dwarf
November 26, 1999:
Galileo images hot lava on IO
Oct 19, 1999:
New Infrared Image of the "Rotten Egg" Planetary Nebula
April 8, 1999:
"Spiral" Star Discovered - Wolf-Rayet 104
February 2, 1999:
First Images From the New Subaru Telescope
October 14, 1998:
NICMOS finds many bright clouds on Uranus
October 8, 1998:
NICMOS views faintest galaxies ever seen in universe
July 28, 1998:
New class of star discovered in infrared
March 12, 1998:
NICMOS Images of the Planetary Nebula NGC 7027
May 28, 1998:
First image of possible planet around other star (STSCI)
January 9, 1998:
COBE/DIRBE detects the Cosmic Infrared Background (GSFC)
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