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IRAS
(redirected from Infrared Astronomy Satellite)

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IRASInfrared Astronomical Satellite
IRASInfrared Astronomy Satellite
IRASInfrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy
IRASInland Revenue Authority of Singapore
IRASInstitute on Religion in an Age of Science, Inc.
IRASInsulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis Study
IRASInfra Red Astronomical Satellite
IRASInfra Red Source
IRASInternet Routing and Access Service
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That year, NASA's Infrared Astronomy Satellite detected a larger-than-expected infrared signal from the star's vicinity.
Nearby star may have its own asteroid belt by Cowen, R. / Science News
In 1983, NASA's Infrared Astronomy Satellite revealed that Arp 220 is one of the brightest of about a dozen galaxies that emit most of their light in the infrared.
Hubble camera finds huge star clusters by Science News
Observations made in 1983 by the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) during its 10-month mission have helped astronomers map emissions of infrared radiation (heat) from distant interstellar and interplanetary dust clouds.
Lifting a dusty veil to clear IRAS' view by Cowen, R. / Science News
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