Infrared

Overview

Infrared light penetrates dust and reveals cool objects — forming stars, planets, and distant galaxies.

Knowledge connections

• Observed byMauna Kea Observatories
• Observed byGemini Observatory
• Observed byParanal Observatory
• Observed byVery Large Telescope (VLT)
• Observed byGemini North
• Observed byGemini South
• Observed bySubaru Telescope
• Observed byLarge Binocular Telescope
• Observed byMagellan Telescopes
• Observed byExtremely Large Telescope
• Observed byThirty Meter Telescope
• Observed byDaniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope
• Observed byJames Webb Space Telescope
• Observed bySpitzer Space Telescope
• Observed byNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
• Observed byHerschel Space Observatory
• Observed byWISE
• Observed byMIRI
• Observed byWISE All-Sky Survey
• Associated withGiant Magellan Telescope
• Associated withBolometer
• Associated withOptical Interferometry
• Associated withInterstellar Dust
• Associated withCarbon Dioxide
• Associated withPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.