The FORCAST Camera on SOFIA
A new infrared camera is now flying 41,000 feet above the Earth’s surface!
A new infrared camera is now flying 41,000 feet above the Earth’s surface!
Using a rotational transition of methanol, this paper attempts to see if a fundamental constant has changed over cosmic time.
What happens when something looks like a comet but orbits like an asteroid?
MKIDs are an exciting new cryogenic detector technology that can be easily multiplexed into large arrays. The authors create a detector sensitive to UV, optical, and near-IR, and test it in the lab.
Do dust storms cause lightning on Mars? This paper uses the Allen Telescope Array to search for electrostatic discharge on the Red Planet.