Using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT), astronomers have found the leading mechanism by which most of the massive stars form in our galaxy. The largest near-infrared survey of massive ...

Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells us about the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and how she inspires disadvantaged students ...

A new astronomical camera has begun operations on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC ...

Astronomers at the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope in Hawaii were the first at a large research observatory to detect the success of NASA’s Deep Impact mission to comet Tempel 1, measuring the ...

The Eighth Data Release of the — take a breath now — United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) wasn't particularly noteworthy in computing terms, but it was ...

A team of astronomers have used the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Hawaii to discover four pairs of stars that orbit each other in less than four hours. Until now it was thought that ...

formerly known as the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope. The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory has ceased operations and begun the decommissioning planning process, and UH Hilo has initiated the ...

Later, it was also discovered that shuttle vapors would interfere with telescope operations. Meanwhile, NASA, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands collaborated on an infrared telescope called ...

A new astronomical camera has begun operations on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC ...

A new astronomical camera has begun operations on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC ...