IRAS 07251-0248 Archives

James Webb Space Telescope Near-infrared Camera (JWST NIRCam) false colour image of IRAS07251-0248, made by combining exposures with the 2 mm (Blue), 2.77 mm (Green) and 3.56 mm (Red) wide filters on NIRCam. Data are part of the observations carried out under JWST GO Programme ID 3368 (P.I. L. Armus). Calibrated data were obtained from the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-03127 for JWST. Credit - Data came from Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes, Space Telescope Science Institute, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., NASA.

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James Webb Space Telescope Reveals An Exceptional Richness Of Organic Molecules In One Of The Most Infrared Luminous Galaxies In The Local Universe

by Keith CowingFebruary 9, 2026February 9, 2026

The study focuses on IRAS 07251–0248, an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy whose nucleus is hidden behind vast amounts of gas and dust. This material absorbs most of the radiation emitted by […]

Nuclear dust and molecular structure, with a sketch summarizing grain and PAH processing in IRAS 07251−0248

Astrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Status Report

Abundant Hydrocarbons In A Buried Galactic Nucleus With Signs Of Carbonaceous Grain And Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Processing

by Keith CowingFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Hydrocarbons play a key role in shaping the chemistry of the interstellar medium (ISM), but their enrichment and relationship with carbonaceous grains and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) still lack clear […]

IRAS 07251-0248

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals An Exceptional Richness Of Organic Molecules In One Of The Most Infrared Luminous Galaxies In The Local Universe

Abundant Hydrocarbons In A Buried Galactic Nucleus With Signs Of Carbonaceous Grain And Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Processing

Ocean Planet Expeditions: Alvin Submersible Certified To Return To Service

Martian Dust Storms May Ggenerate Atmospheric Electrical Conditions That Could Impact Mars Missions

Discovery Of An Exterior Third Planet Orbiting β Pictoris

C,N,O,S, And Photochemistry In A Temperate Giant Planet Orbiting A Late M Dwarf

Coupled AtmospHere Interior modeL Intercomparison (CHILI). I. Evolutionary Modelling — Primordial Magma Oceans of Earth and Venus