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IRAS

British

abbreviation

Infrared Astronomical Satellite, a pioneering international earth-orbiting satellite that during 1983 made an all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths

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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

Before Jan. 1, only people not covered by company pension plans were eligible, but now virtually all workers can open IRAS.

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

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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