IRAS
Britishabbreviation
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In 1983 the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS, was launched.
From Scientific American • Nov. 16, 2021
Before IRAS, telescopes placed aboard spacecraft gathered either conventional "visible" light, in the range of the human eye, or higher-frequency ultraviolet radiation, X rays and gamma rays.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cause of the jubilation is a one-ton cylindrical-shaped object called the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS.
From Time Magazine Archive
On April 25 it was detected by the new U.S.-British-Dutch Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS.
From Time Magazine Archive
She faints on the body of Antony, and is recalled to life by the cries of her women:— IRAS.
From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
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