New NASA Satellite to probe the darkest corners of space

"The universe will look quite different to astronomers after the launch on Monday of NASA’s latest satellite observatory, built to see objects either too cold to cast their own light or obscured by interstellar dust.

From failed stars that never turned on, to the galaxy’s own dust-shrouded heart, the Space Infra Red Telescope Facility will look into the dark, cold corners of the universe, making itself sensitive to the faintest heat signatures by cooling its own instruments to just a degree or two above absolute zero."

I’m giddy with excitement!  One of the first places I’m going to visit when I get to Houston is Space Center.  If I could get a job there, I might just die of happiness.