Infrared

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  James Webb Telescope Uncovers First Possible Brown Dwarfs Beyond Milky Way

  The James Webb Space Telescope has possibly identified brown dwarfs beyond the Milky Way for the first time, offering new insights into how stars formed in the early universe. Located in the star cluster NGC 602 within the Small Magellanic Cloud, these “failed stars” may help explain star formation under early cosmic conditions. This discovery,...

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  Google Pixel 11 to Feature an Under-Display Infrared (IR) Camera for Face Unlock: Report

  Pixel 9 series was launched in August at Google's Made By Google event. The next generation Pixel 10 lineup isn't expected until the second half of next year but we are already starting to see leaks about the 2026 Pixel 11 lineup. A new leak from Google's chip division suggests that the tech giant plans to add an under-display infrared (IR) camera ...

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  James Webb Telescope Reveals Massive Westerlund 1 Super Star Cluster Hidden in Milky Way’s Dust

  The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled Westerlund 1, the Milky Way’s largest super star cluster, located 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Ara. This massive cluster, with stars up to 2,000 times larger than the Sun, has a total mass between 50,000 to 100,000 times that of the Sun. Previously hidden by cosmic dust, Westerlun...

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  PM Modi, US President Biden Announce Plans for New Chip Plant in India

  The US and India reached an agreement to work together on setting up a semiconductor fabrication plant in India. The proposed plant will make infrared, gallium nitride and silicon-carbide semiconductors, according to a White House readout that followed a meeting between the US President Joe Biden and PM Modi in Delaware on Saturday.

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  James Webb Space Telescope Corrects Misconceptions About Sizes of Early Galaxies

  The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided new insights into the size of early galaxies, revealing they are less massive than once believed. Previous observations suggested that these galaxies were much larger than the standard cosmological model predicted. However, by examining infrared light from these galaxies, scientists, including Dr S...

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  NASA Citizen Scientists Discover Mysterious Object Moving out of Milky Way at an Extremely High Speed

  On August 15, 2024, NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project, featuring the contributions of dedicated citizen scientists, made a groundbreaking discovery: an object moving at an astonishing speed of 1 million miles per hour, which will soon escape the gravitational pull of the Milky Way. This hypervelocity object, catalogued as CWISE J124909.08+...

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  ISRO Reschedules SSLV-D3 Satellite Launch to August 16

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new launch date for its SSLV-D3 mission. The launch, which was initially scheduled for August 15, 2024, has been rescheduled to August 16, 2024. This delay applies to the EOS-08 satellite, which will be launched aboard the third and final developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launc...

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  James Webb Telescope Captures First Image of Aligned Protostellar Outflows

  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made a significant discovery with its latest image of the Serpens Nebula, taken on June 20, 2024. This image showcases aligned protostellar outflows—jets of gas expelled by newborn stars—all pointing in the same direction. Serpens Nebula, a reflection nebula, reflects light from nearby stars rather than e...

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  NASA Concludes NEOWISE Mission After Successful Asteroid Detections

  NASA has officially decommissioned the NEOWISE mission, a key component of its planetary defense strategy. Over its more than 10-year lifespan, NEOWISE exceeded its objectives by detecting thousands of asteroids and comets, including many near-Earth objects that could potentially pose a threat to our planet. The infrared data collected by the space...

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  Detect Veins With Infrared Light? Anand Mahindra Shares New Tech Video

  Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has shared a video on the social media platform X, showing a new technology detecting veins using infrared light.

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  Apple AirPods With Camera for Better Spatial Audio Capabilities Said to Launch Soon: Ming-Chi Kuo

  Apple is reportedly working on new AirPods that will come equipped with cameras. These new AirPods will feature infrared radiation (IR) cameras, similar to the ones integrated with the iPhone Face ID receiver. It is said that the new true wireless stereo (TWS) by the Cupertino-based tech giant will offer an enhanced spatial audio experience when us...

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  "Hazard Remains High": NASA Captures New Fissures Spewing Lava In Iceland

  NASA has posted a map of the region on X that shows heat emanating from the fractured land surface, detected by thermal infrared sensor aboard its Landsat 9 satellite.

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  NASA Astronomers Solve Mystery Of "Green Monster", Shares Supernova Remnant Pic

  Green Monster: A new composite image contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), infrared data from Webb (red, green, blue), and optical data from Hubble (red and white).

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  NASA's James Webb Telescope Captures Image Of Exploded Star

  Since infrared light is undetectable to human vision, scientists and image processors convert infrared light wavelengths into colours that can be seen.

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  OnePlus 12 Tipped to Offer 50W Wireless Charging Support, USB 3.2 Port, More

  OnePlus is yet to confirm the launch date of the OnePlus 12, but we already know quite a lot about it. Most recently, a Chinese tipster hinted the OnePlus 12 will come with significant upgrades over its predecessor — OnePlus 11. It is said to feature a USB 3.2 port and 50W wireless charging. The OnePlus 12 is tipped to run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 S...