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2MASS Sky Survey

The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) project is designed to close the gap between our current technical capability and our knowledge of the near-infrared sky. In addition to providing a context for the interpretation of results obtained at infrared and other wavelengths, 2MASS is providing direct answers to immediate questions on the large-scale structure of the Milky Way and the Local Universe.

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IMAGES (139)

  1. Not-So-Bright Bulbs
    Not-So-Bright Bulbs

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    ammonia gases in their atmospheres. 2M 0939's full name is 2MASS J09393548-2448279 after the partly NASA-funded infrared mission, the Two Micron All Sky Survey , or "2MASS ," which first detected the object in 1999.

  2. Not-So-Bright Bulbs
    Not-So-Bright Bulbs

    Thu, 11 Dec 2008

    ammonia gases in their atmospheres. 2M 0939's full name is 2MASS J09393548-2448279 after the partly NASA-funded infrared mission, the Two Micron All Sky Survey , or "2MASS ," which first detected the object in 1999.

  3. Submillimetre and infrared view of the Galactic Centre
    Submillimetre and infrared view of the Galactic Centre

    Wed, 19 Nov 2008

    Experiment (APEX) telescope at submillimetre wavelengths (870 micron). The image also contains near-infrared data from the 2MASS project at K-band (in red), H-band (in green), and J-band (in blue). The image shows a region approximately 100

  4. G1.9+0.3: Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy
    G1.9+0.3: Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy

    Fri, 20 Jun 2008

    is an infrared image from the Two Micron All Sky survey (2MASS ), where the colors representMore stars are visible in this 2MASS image than in an optical imageis to the left, while in the 2MASS image north is to the left and

  5. RCW 38
    RCW 38

    Wed, 4 Jun 2008

    stars are about 2 million years old, indicating that star formation is ongoing is this relatively young region. As seen in the 2MASS near-infrared Image mosaic, the nebulosity associated with RCW 38 is extensive across a large area, with dust lanes and

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ARTICLES (26)

  1. Mirror Cast For Mexican 6.5-Meter Infrared Telescope
    Mirror Cast For Mexican 6.5-Meter Infrared Telescope

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    …able to detect objects 100 to 500 times fainter than the best infrared survey to date, the 5-year-old Two Micron All Sky Survey ( 2MASS ). The team hopes to find the most distant quasars, which are actively forming galaxies from the very …

  2. Milky Way History Probed

    Wed, 17 Dec 2008

    …Foundation and Department of Energy, and by member institutions. Skrutskie previously was principal investigator for the Two - Micron All Sky Survey , a major project that surveyed the entire sky in the infrared, providing a database of more than a billion stars and …

  3. Twin Stars Dimmest In Universe

    Wed, 10 Dec 2008

    …remembered for their name. They are called 2MASS J09393548-2448279 after the Two Micron All - Sky Survey , or " 2MASS ," the mission partially funded by ……cold as far as stars go. In fact, 2MASS J09393548-2448279, or 2M 0939 for …